Acer server in Europe reportedly breached

03.06.2011

On Thursday, precipitously on the Taiwan stock exchange after an audit uncovered irregularities in the company's inventory and audit receivables information, according to a Bloomberg report.

The findings will result in a one-time $150 million write-off for Acer, Bloomberg said.

A brief statement posted on Acer's U.S. site said that company chairman and CEO J.T. Wang would take responsibility for the charge "by relinquishing total remuneration from his position as director of the company board, as well as employee bonus of 2010."

It's unclear if the hacking attack had anything to do with the company's financial woes.

Acer is just one of several large companies that have been compromised recently. Others in the news over similar break-ins just the past week include Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications and Sony.