Dell resets all customer passwords after cyber attack

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Dell resets all customer passwords after cyber attack

After hackers attempted to steal customer data.

Dell said on Wednesday that it reset passwords for all accounts on its Dell.com online electronics store on November 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 ...

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