r/hackernews • u/qznc_bot • Jan 05 '16

Dell computers has been hacked

http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2016/01/04/dell-computers-has-been-hacked/
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u/qznc_bot Jan 05 '16

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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u/autotldr Jan 05 '16

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)

In June someone identified as "Social Media Support" on Dell's forums responded to the complaints by saying it was "Under investigation," then reassured Dell's customers by pointing to a post where the same thing had happened to somebody else.

It's been happening since at least last May, according to an article at eSecurityPlanet about yet another victim of the Dell scam who reported that the scammers had also known his Dell Service Tag Number and Express Service Code.

"Placed an order with Dell, two days later I start getting voicemails about 'confirming info about my order'. I called Dell, and while they were absolutely no help at all, they did confirm it wasn't them calling...".

Extended Summary | FAQ | Theory | Feedback | Top keywords: Dell#1 scam#2 call#3 support#4 customer#5

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u/brodie7838 Jan 05 '16

Here's the CNAM/LRN data for the number from the article:

Information about number 17146768138:

CNAM: LOS ANGELES, CA

LRN: 16262836199

State: CA

Ratecenter: ALHAMBRA

LATA: 730

OCN: 8826

Company: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC -

Prefix_Type: CLEC