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Dell.com resets all customer passwords after cyber attack: statement
Source: Reuters
TECHNOLOGY NEWS NOVEMBER 28, 2018 / 4:21 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Dell.com resets all customer passwords after cyber attack: statement
Jim Finkle
2 MIN READ
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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Dell.com resets all customer passwords after cyber attack: statement
Jim Finkle
2 MIN READ
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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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dell-cyber/dell-com-resets-all-customer-passwords-after-cyber-attack-statement-idUSKCN1NX2RM