The FBI has removed an Accenture contractor after a data breach exposed personal information belonging to thousands of bureau employees, with investigators pointing to an unpatched security flaw in a third-party-managed platform. Reuters and sources tied the incident to Oracle PeopleSoft, while ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and had previously targeted vulnerable PeopleSoft systems to steal data. #FBI #Accenture #OraclePeopleSoft #ShinyHunters
Keypoints
- The FBI removed a contractor after a breach exposed employee personal data.
- Investigators linked the incident to a missing security patch on a third-party platform.
- The affected system was reportedly Oracle PeopleSoft.
- ShinyHunters claimed it hacked FBI systems and accessed data from the agency’s jobs site.
- Law enforcement has arrested alleged ShinyHunters leaders in the Netherlands and Jordan.
Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-blames-contractors-missed-patch-for-shinyhunters-breach/