The computer giant has security concerns. Because he has just suffered a second attack in just a few weeks.
We learned last week that Dell had been the subject of a major hack, through which a hacker, taking advantage of a breach, was able to simply steal the physical addresses of some 49 million of the group’s customers. . A problem of a certain seriousness, which Dell had wished to minimize, ensuring that the cyber attack did not pose a “ significant risk for [les] clients. » Except that this is not the only leak in its security system, another hacking operation having taken place recently.
More Dell Customer Information Leaked
Dell’s image risks taking a big hit. Because the computer manufacturer is, in a few weeks, in its second data leak. And if the first “only” revealed the physical addresses of its customers, the new offensive allowed the hacker to collect the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of the people registered in the stolen database.
The hacker managed to obtain this information by attacking another Dell portal, that of “service reports.” » Dell customers registered in this database are customers who have requested technical support, which is why, among the stolen data, we find, for example, photos of devices which contain metadata allowing us to find the exact location where the image was taken.
The hacker assures that he will not use the stolen data, for the moment
Not enough to reassure the American firm’s customers. But fortunately, according to Techcrunchwho was able to get in touch with the hacker named “Menelik”, it seems that the latter does not currently have the desire to leak this data.
“ I have no plans to do anything with it at the moment. I want to see how Dell reacts to the current topic » he explained to the American media. Will he seek a ransom from Dell to erase the data?
This second leak, although it allowed the hacker to obtain more information about customers, however concerns many fewer people. Where the first attack affected the data of 49 million customers, this time it concerns some 30,000 American customers.
Source : Techcrunch
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