Ransomware Gang Leaks 1.3TB of Files From Dell Data Breach

The ransomware gang World Leaks — formerly known as Hunters International — claims to have breached the American tech giant Dell Technologies Inc. and leaked 1.3 TB of data. The leak reportedly contains 416,103 files, all of which are publicly available for download. Dell has confirmed the breach and said it’s primarily synthetic data.

According to Hackread, World Leaks announced the breach through its official dark web leak site on Monday. Multiple files directly reference Dell Technologies, and, as reviewed by the news site, it seemed consistent with the company’s internal corporate data.

The leaked documents included internal information from Dell’s Global network, with files originating from Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. The content reportedly reveals internal systems, infrastructure scripts, backup data, employees’ folders, and software tools.

World Leaks has not disclosed when the breach occurred, how it was carried out, or whether Dell communicated with the criminal group.

According to BleepingComputer, Dell has confirmed the breach, but expressed little concern over the nature of the exposed data. The tech company explained that hackers accessed its Customer Solution Centers platform, which has been designed to show customers their products and solutions.

“Data used in the solution center is primarily synthetic (fake) data, publicly available datasets used solely for product demonstration purposes or Dell scripts, systems data, non-sensitive information, and testing outputs,” said Dell to BleepingComputer. “Based on our ongoing investigation, the data obtained by the threat actor is primarily synthetic, publicly available, or Dell systems/test data."

World Leaks claimed to have obtained sensitive data, such as financial information and sample medical data, but Dell says it’s all fabricated data, and that the only legitimate data is an outdated contact list.

Dell added that the breach is still under investigation and that it is not yet able to disclose how the platform was compromised.

World Leaks rebranded in January 2025, having previously operated as Hunters International, a ransomware group launched in 2023. It is also suspected to be a rebrand of Hive, a group dismantled in 2023 and linked to Nokoyawa ransomware, which exploited a Microsoft zero-day vulnerability that year.