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Was Dell Hacked? – Daily Security Byte EP. 196

January 5, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Dell customers have been suffering from phone-based phishing scams, and some suggest the attackers are using stolen Dell information to support their social engineering. Whether or not that’s true, watch today’s video to learn a bit more about “vishing,” and how to identify and avoid it.

(Episode Runtime: 3:30)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VouLQ4ki0ww

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Blog post suggesting Dell phone scammers using stolen data – 10zenmonkeys
  • Was Dell hacked by vishers? – Computing
  • A few examples of customers suggesting Dell was hacked – Dell Forums

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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