Dell recently confirmed a breach that has affected some of its customers, but there’s both good news and bad news. The good news is that financial information, email addresses, and phone numbers were not compromised. However, hackers were able to access names, physical addresses, and details about Dell hardware purchases.
“We are currently investigating an incident involving a Dell portal, which contains a database with limited types of customer information related to purchases from Dell,” the company said in its data breach notification.
The breach was first reported by Daily Dark Web, with a threat actor named Menelik allegedly offering to sell a Dell database containing information on “49 million customers”. Dell is now working with law enforcement and a third-party forensics firm to investigate the incident.
Customers are advised to be cautious of suspicious emails or calls referencing their Dell purchases. This incident follows a similar data breach at Hewlett Packard Enterprise in December last year, which was made public through a securities filing in January.