Threat actor says he scraped 49M Dell customer addresses before the company found out

Executive Summary: A threat actor claiming the handle “Menelik” brute‑forced accounts on a Dell partner portal, automated high‑rate requests to scrape customer service tags and collected customer names, physical addresses and order information — reportedly up to 49 million records — which were later listed for sale; TechCrunch verified sample records and Dell issued breach notifications while investigating and notifying law enforcement.