(Reuters) – Intel Corp. said on Thursday it was investigating reports that a chart of the quarterly earnings statement had been the subject of unauthorized access prior to publication.
“Once we became aware of these reports, we made the decision to post our earnings announcement shortly before the initially scheduled release time,” the U.S. computer chip firm said in a statement.
Earlier Thursday, the Financial Times had quoted Intel’s chief financial officer as saying a hacker had stolen sensitive financial information from his corporate website.
Chief Financial Officer George Davis said the leak was the result of an illegal action that had not involved any unintentional disclosure by the company itself, according to the report. (on.ft.com/2XZ1KOB)
Reports of Shreyasee Raj in Bengaluru and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Edited by Sriraj Kalluvila and Rosalba O’Brien