People search Intel data breach timeline because the brand sits on billions of accounts, credentials, and cloud workloads. BreachHistory indexes 4 Intel-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 270K+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why Intel breach history matters
Intel operates in Technology (United States). Across indexed rows, recurring themes include cloud and database misconfiguration. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.
Full timeline through 2026
2024 — 270k employees
Cataloged incident. Business-card ordering site (Intel India) had auth bypass. Researcher downloaded ~1GB of employee data: names, roles, managers, phones, emails, addresses. Additional sites had hardcoded creds. Exposed categories include Email addresses, Names, Addresses, Phone numbers, Employee data, Internal documents. BreachHistory cites approximately 270K+ affected records in this row. See the intel2024 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2020 — 20GB source code leaked
Unverified claim — treat actor counts cautiously. Intel suffered a breach in 2020 when approximately 20 GB of confidential source code and proprietary data was leaked. The data included Intel's management engine, BIOS, and other firmware source code. A hacker claimed to have obtained the data from an unprotected resource. Exposed categories include Source code, firmware, proprietary technical documents. No attested victim count is published for this row yet. See the intel2020 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2013 — — Intel: A former Intel employees pleaded guilty to stealing…
Cataloged incident. A former Intel employees pleaded guilty to stealing documents for competitive advantage. The employee worked for AMD at the time of the theft and was able to retain access to some of Intel's processor designs and chip fabrication process documents. He used his vacation time from Intel to begin working at AMD. The dishonest employee was charged with one count of stealing trade secrets for stealing a stack of documents in 2008 and four counts of wire fraud. Intel valued the documents at betwee Exposed categories include Personal information. No attested victim count is published for this row yet. See the intel2013 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2012 — — Intel: A hacker accessed user information on an Intel…
Cataloged incident. A hacker accessed user information on an Intel website through a vulnerability. The hacker had access to credit card data, Social Security numbers, emails, passwords, and other details. Exposed categories include Personal information. No attested victim count is published for this row yet. See the intel2012 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Cloud and database misconfiguration — appears across multiple Intel catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
- Record-count hygiene — BreachHistory indexes actor-cited figures separately from company-confirmed totals; read each row's technicalWriteup before treating counts as fact.
- 2026 monitoring — New disclosures roll into this timeline as they are verified or labeled unverified per catalog policy.
What to do if you may be affected
- Step 1: Enable phishing-resistant MFA on every account tied to this brand.
- Step 2: Use unique passwords and a password manager—breach rows often involve credential reuse.
- Step 3: Monitor official company breach notices and regulator filings, not dark-web downloads.
- Step 4: Review OAuth app permissions and revoke unused third-party integrations.
- Step 5: Bookmark the Intel company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/intel · Latest: intel2024.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (4 rows for Intel), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.