Reuters reports the FBI removed a contractor for failing to implement a security patch, with sources reporting it was an Accenture worker managing Oracle’s PeopleSoft platform. Last month, hacking group ShinyHunters claimed they used the HR platform to access data on “all FBI employees and applicants.”
[Link: Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say | https://www.reuters.com/technology/accenture-contractor-removed-fbi-following-damaging-data-breach-sources-say-2026-10-06/ | Reuters]