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Dell warns of data breach, 49 million customers allegedly affected (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Wilshire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago (4 children)

So people know how expensive a computer is at the address. What could go wrong

[–] IHawkMike@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Right, because international hackers are going to mobilize boots on the ground across the world to steal your fucking Optiplex.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I think it's more likely that an attacker would make a fake collections call if you bought something really expensive, especially if they can prove you bought on credit or something. A little ChatGPT and you'd have a targeted script to use.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The leak didn't include phone numbers or emails but I'm sure there will be attempts at spear phishing businesses since they can figure out the business name from the physical address.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

It's trivial to get phone numbers given an address in most cases.