Breach Bonanza: How “Menelik” Milked Dell for 49M Customer Details in Stealth Heist

Facing a digital David and Goliath scenario, ‘Menelik’ the hacker milked Dell’s data udder for 3 weeks, swiping details of 49 million customers. Dell’s stance? “No significant risk.” TechCrunch’s take? “Check your mail, you might be in the no-risk zone… or not.” #DellDataBreach

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Oh, Dell, looks like your 'secure' walls have been cheese-grated by a brute with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Menelik, our keyboard-wielding bandit, turned your portal into his personal data buffet—and you guys took a week-long siesta before patching things up? I'd say you got a Dell of a problem on your hands!

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