Dell investigates claims of employee data leak
A hacker claimed to have posted material containing data on more than 10,000 Dell employees on a hacking forum. Dell said it was investigating the claim, and at the time whether a breach had occurred and its scope had not been determined. Further allegations later emerged of two breaches in a single weekend.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Dell
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Claimed leak of data on more than 10,000 employees; scope of damage undetermined
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It emerged that Dell had launched an investigation into claims of an employee data leak.
- A hacker claimed to have posted data on more than 10,000 employees, while whether a breach occurred and its scope remained undetermined.
- Further allegations emerged that Dell had been breached twice in a single weekend.
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