Dell Technologies—Dell suffered data breach exposing 49 million customer records
In May 2024, Dell confirmed a data breach affecting approximately 49 million customer records, including names, physical addresses, and Dell hardware and order information.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| User Privacy | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms labor May 9, 2024 verified
Dell warns of data breach affecting 49 million customers
Dell confirmed a data breach where a threat actor accessed a portal containing customer purchase information, affecting approximately 49 million customer records.