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FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Data Breach Exposes Staff Records

The FBI fired an Accenture contractor for failing to patch Oracle PeopleSoft, allowing ShinyHunters to steal sensitive employee data.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 6 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 6 Oct 2026. Times of India published first, on 6 October at 11:10 UTC; Quartz followed 2h 10m later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 6 October at 13:20 UTC.

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  1. FBI removed an Accenture contractor after a data breach exposed thousands of employees' records Quartz
  2. Accenture contractor removed from FBI after leaking personal details of bureau staff Times of India

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  • ShinyHunters
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