FBI removes Accenture contractor following employee data theft

The breach exposed personal information belonging to thousands of FBI employees after a security patch was not applied. Reports identify Oracle’s PeopleSoft human resources platform as the affected system. Reuters, cited by several publishers, reported that the bureau removed the contractor on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

• The Hacker News linked the breach to ShinyHunters, citing Reuters.

Covered by 7 publishers within 12 hours of the first report.

• The Next Web: Accenture contractor removed from FBI after unpatched system led to breach

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THN The Hacker News FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Patch Failure Led to ShinyHunters Breach · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) 2:56 AM

TNW The Next Web Accenture contractor removed from FBI after unpatched system led to breach · Ana-Maria Stanciuc 4:23 AM

CSN Cyber Security News FBI Cuts Accenture Contractor Over Unpatched PeopleSoft Flaw Exposing Thousands · Guru Baran 5:07 AM

SAF Security Affairs FBI Drops Accenture Contractor After Sensitive Data Breach · Pierluigi Paganini 5:27 AM

QZ Quartz FBI removed an Accenture contractor after a data breach exposed thousands of employees' records · Cris Tolomia 9:11 AM

SW SecurityWeek FBI Blames Contractor’s Missed Patch for ShinyHunters Breach · Eduard Kovacs 10:15 AM

PC PCMag ShinyHunters Breached FBI After Contractor Failed to Install Software Patch 3:02 PM

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Topics Data breaches