When TechCrunch reached out to Dell for comment, asking specific questions such as how many customers were impacted, how the breach occurred and why the company considers that a breach of physical addresses does not pose “a significant risk” to customers, the company responded with a boilerplate version of the email it sent to affected customers.

Dell sends email notifications to affected customers after a hacker was spotted selling access to a stolen database that allegedly contains details on 49 million users.

Computer hardware giant Dell is sending emails alerting customers to a data breach that, according to a Dark Web hacker forum sales post, impacts 49 million users.

Dell is alerting customers about a data breach following a threat actor's claim of stealing information for roughly 49 million customers, the media has reported. The computer major initiated the process of sending out data breach notifications to its customers yesterday,

If you’ve purchased anything from Dell in the past seven years, it’s likely that the Dark Web now knows as well. Dell is confirming a data breach that reportedly covers “49 million customer records,” according to Bleeping Computer.

Dell is warning customers regarding a data breach after a threat actor gained unauthorized access to a customer portal with purchase information.