Dell brushes off data theft claim, says hackers got “fake files”

Dell says hackers accessed its isolated Solution Center and took mostly synthetic data used for demos—not customer info. The extortion group WorldLeaks claims to have stolen 1.3TB of files, but Dell downplays the breach, calling the material non-sensitive and public. The incident follows a confirmed 2024 breach involving real customer data and raises questions about cybercriminals shifting from ransomware to pure data theft.