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Dell confirms data breach - but says hackers only stole "fake data"

Date:
Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:26:00 +0000

Description:
Dell's Solution Center was recently breached, but what kind of data did it
contain?

FULL STORY

Dell has confirmed recently suffering a cyberattack which saw threat actors
steal of its data, but has added it isn't too concerned by the incident. 

The hackers, going by World Leaks, are now asking for ransom in exchange for
deleting the stolen files. 

However, Dell says the stolen files were all fake, signaling that it has no
intention of paying the criminals for their troubles.

Synthetic data 

In a statement, Dell confirmed the breach, saying the attackers accessed a
platform used to demo new products to customers. 

"A threat actor recently gained access to our Solution Center, an environment
designed to demonstrate our products and test proofs-of-concept for Dell's
commercial customers," Dell told BleepingComputer . "It is intentionally
separated from customer and partner systems, as well as Dell's networks and 
is not used in the provision of services to Dell customers." 

The statement goes on to explain that the data used in the solution center is
primarily synthetic, meaning its all made up and fake. 

It also includes publicly available datasets used solely for product
demonstration purposes or Dell scripts, systems data, non-sensitive
information and testing outputs, Dell added. 

Based on our ongoing investigation, the data obtained by the threat actor is
primarily synthetic, publicly available or Dell systems/test data." 

World Leaks might be a new name in the ransomware scene, but the actors are
rather experienced. The group came as a spin-off from Hunters International,
an infamous ransomware player that breached more than 200 organizations 
during its active years. 

Hunters International worked as the usual double-extortion group, first
stealing the sensitive files from the victims, and then encrypting their
systems to prevent access. World Leaks, on the other hand, ditches the
encryption part and focuses solely on data exfiltration. 

Many ransomware groups stopped deploying the encryptors lately, as they seem
to be expensive to develop and maintain, while simply stealing files brings
the same end result. 

 Via BleepingComputer

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/dell-confirms-data-breach-but-says-hack
ers-only-stole-fake-data

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