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Dell Data Breach Exposes Names, Addresses of 49 Million Customers

May 9, 2024, 03:11 PM

Dell Technologies has disclosed a significant data breach affecting approximately 49 million customers. The breach involved a security incident with a database containing customer information related to Dell purchases. The compromised data includes customers' names and physical addresses. Dell has stated that financial and payment data were not affected. The company has begun notifying impacted customers via email and is currently investigating the incident. Despite the breach, Dell reassures there is not a significant risk to customers due to the nature of the exposed information. Additionally, a hacker was reported selling access to the stolen database.