7 months ago
Info Edge Accidentally Shares Draft Q3 Results
Info Edge, the company that owns Naukri.com, accidentally sent a password-protected file with its draft financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2026 to an outsider.
The file was supposed to go to the company's auditors.
The company has started taking action to address the mistake and warned people not to rely on any information about these results until they are officially announced.
This is not the first time something like this has happened; other companies have also accidentally shared their financial details recently.
Info Edge is one of India's oldest internet companies and owns several popular websites and has invested in many startups.
Info Edge accidentally sent unaudited draft financial results for Q3 FY26 to an outsider.
The file was password-protected, but the password was not included in the email.
The email was meant for the company's statutory auditors.
Info Edge has initiated steps to take necessary action in the matter.
The company warned stakeholders not to rely on any information regarding the financial results until officially disclosed.
- Who
- Info Edge, a listed consumer internet company
- What
- Accidentally shared unaudited draft financial results for Q3 FY26 with an outsider
- Where
- India
- When
- January 28, 2026, at 5:41 PM
- Why
- The email was meant to be sent to the company's statutory auditors but was sent to an external person instead
Key facts
- Company
- Info Edge
- Date of Incident
- January 28, 2026
- Time of Incident
- 5:41 PM
- Quarter Involved
- Q3 FY26
- File Protection
- Password-protected
- Intended Recipients
- Statutory Auditors
- Action Taken
- Initiated steps for necessary action
- Recent Similar Incidents
- Hatsun Agro Products, ICICI Lombard
Quotes
Info Edge
A listed consumer internet company
“We would like to inform you that today (i.e. January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM), the company was made aware that a designated person of the company inadvertently sent an email to an outsider containing the password protected unaudited draft financial results of the company for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, while attempting to send it to the statutory auditors of the company.”
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“Stakeholders/ investors are advised not to rely on any information regarding the financial results of the company unless it has been disclosed by the company pursuant to the processes set out under law. Any person making an investment decision based on this information will do so at their own risk.”
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