Intel disclosed on Thursday that unknown threat actors stole an infographic containing info on the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 financial results.
The data was part of Intel's yet unpublished quarterly earnings the company was planning to publish and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after the stock market closed on Thursday.
However, after discovering the incident and finding that the stolen info was being shared outside the company, Intel published the quarterly earnings report minutes before the market's closure.
"We are investigating reports that non-authorized access may have been obtained to one graphic in our earnings material," Intel told BleepingComputer.
"Yesterday, once we became aware of these reports, we made the decision to issue our earnings announcement a brief time before the originally scheduled release time."
This measure was taken to prevent individuals who might have gained access to the stolen infographic from illegally using the information obtained in advance for an unfair advantage on the market.
