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FBI Drops Accenture Contractor After Sensitive Data Breach

ID: abbc8736-80fa-5c42-ab72-4f2448786b3b

STIX ID: report--abbc8736-80fa-5c42-ab72-4f2448786b3b

Feed Name: Security Affairs

Threat Score
90/100

Date Published: 2026-10-06

Date Updated: 2026-10-07

Author: Pierluigi Paganini

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A missed security patch on an Oracle PeopleSoft platform managed by a third-party (Accenture contractor) allegedly allowed the ShinyHunters group to exfiltrate large amounts (reported 2–3 TB; sample ~5,000 records) of sensitive FBI employee and applicant data—including names, addresses, Social Security numbers and operational details—prompting the FBI to remove the contractor, investigate the incident, and attempt mitigation.

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