Intel shares on Friday at one point dropped by as much as 9% from Thursday evening’s close at least partly because of reports the chipmaker was forced to release its Q4, 2020 results a little early because someone illegally accessed earnings-related data from the company’s PR newsroom site. Intel confirmed the breach but said the breach did not result from a network compromise. News of the incident is believed to have at least partially contributed to Intel’s stock slide Friday after the company announced what was regarded as a better-than-expected performance.”]