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49 million affected in Dell’s latest breach, data was reportedly put on the dark web
Dell says, there’s no significant risk
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Published onMay 10, 2024
published onMay 10, 2024
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Dell became the latest victim of a data breach, and the personal details of roughly 49 million users were exposed to threat actors. The details available to threat actors include name, address, service tag, date of order, item description, and warranty information.
Dell started sending out emails to affected customers yesterday, acknowledging the breach. The notification letter reads,
While Dell did not disclose the actual number of customers whose data was stolen or what caused the breach, the email sent to users suggests that one of the Dell portals was compromised.
Stolen data was reportedly put for sale on the dark web
In the last week of April’24, much before Dell admitted to the breach,Daily Dark Webreported about a threat actor selling customer records from Dell on a dark web forum.
In a post titledThis data includes 49 million customer and other information systems purchased from Dell between 2017-2024, the threat actor claimed to be the only one in possession of the details.
The screenshot of the data shared byDaily Dark Webaligns with the information Dell confirmed was stolen from one of its portals.
BleepingComputerreports that the data has since been taken down from the forum, suggesting that it might have been purchased by someone. However, we can’t independently verify that!
While Dell has downplayed the data breach and claims that there are no significant risks involved, we recommend that you remain wary of any too-good-to-be-true promotional offers received via physical posts. That’s a standard practice by threat actors!
Previously, in a similar instance, threat actors, after acquiring the mailing addresses of customers, sent malware-loaded USB drives. As soon as it was connected, the malware transferred to the PC.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
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Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
