The company said it had USD 4.7 billion remaining under its existing repurchase authorisation as of September 29.
Intel last year disclosed that hackers could potentially read sensitive data on its processors.
Chipmaker Intel Corp said on Thursday its board has approved a USD 15 billion increase to its share repurchase program.
The company said it had USD 4.7 billion remaining under its existing repurchase authorisation as of Sept. 29.
Intel said it returned about USD 177 billion to stockholders through dividends and stock repurchases from 1990 through the third-quarter of 2018.
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