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]
Marsons Ltd and Cleanhill Partners plan a joint venture to expand transformer manufacturing, service and distribution in the US and Canada amid supply shortages.