https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-dell-cyber/dell-com-resets-all-customer-passwords-after-cyber-attack-statement-idUKKCN1NX2SA
By Jim Finkle
Reuters.com
11/28/2018
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Wednesday that it reset passwords
for all accounts on its Dell.com online electronics store on Nov. 14, five
days after it discovered and stopped hackers who were attempting to steal
customer data.
The computer maker did not tell customers about the attack when it forced
the password resets, according to a person familiar with the breach.
Dell said in a statement that on Nov. 9 the company detected and stopped
hackers who had breached its network and were attempting to steal customer
data. Investigators found no evidence that the hackers succeeded, but have
not ruled out the possibility that they did steal some data, the company
said.
They only sought customer names, email addresses and scrambled passwords,
Dell said.
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