{"id":33474,"date":"2026-10-07T03:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T03:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33474"},"modified":"2026-10-07T03:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T03:34:03","slug":"accenture-contractor-removed-from-fbi-after-data-leak-that-exposed-personal-details-of-thousands-of-bureau-employees-comes-weeks-after-googles-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33474","title":{"rendered":"Accenture contractor removed from FBI after data leak that exposed personal details of thousands of bureau employees, comes weeks after Google&#8217;s &#8216;warning&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134738585,imgsize-704253,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Accenture contractor removed from FBI after data leak that exposed personal details of thousands of bureau employees, comes weeks after Google's 'warning'\" title=\"Accenture contractor removed from FBI after data leak that exposed personal details of thousands of bureau employees, comes weeks after Google's 'warning'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Accenture contractor removed from FBI after data leak that exposed personal details of thousands of bureau employees, comes weeks after Google's 'warning'\">Accenture contractor removed from FBI after data leak that exposed personal details of thousands of bureau employees, comes weeks after Google&#8217;s &#8216;warning&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The FBI has removed an Accenture contractor after a data breach exposed sensitive personal information of thousands of bureau employees, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.<!-- --> The contractor was removed on Monday, October 5 after the FBI found that a security patch had not been properly installed on a platform managed by a third party. As per the report, the FBI breach comes weeks after Google warned about a hacking and extortion campaign linked to ShinyHunters targeting organisations that use PeopleSoft software.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The FBI is still assessing the full impact of the breach, which exposed sensitive information including details of employees\u2019 counterintelligence work, addresses of human intelligence operatives, and medical and psychiatric records, the report stated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><keyword id=\"39499882\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"FBI-data-breach\" source=\"keywords\">FBI data breach<\/keyword> exposed sensitive employee information<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the Reuters report, the stolen information included detailed descriptions of named employees&#8217; counterintelligence jobs, street addresses of human intelligence operatives, and medical and psychiatric records of FBI workers. ShinyHunters has credited a vulnerability in PeopleSoft for helping it gain access to the system.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>FBI cyber chief Brett Leatherman confirmed that an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update the system. &#8220;To date, our review has determined that the incident occurred as the result of a security failure \u200bof a platform managed by a third-party organization \u2014 after a contractor failed to implement a security patch explicitly issued to secure the \u200bplatform,&#8221; Leatherman said in a statement to Reuters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;As such, the FBI has removed the contractor and taken all necessary steps to both mitigate any further risk and protect our workforce,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The FBI did not name the platform or the third-party company. However, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that the platform was Oracle&#8217;s PeopleSoft, a human resources system. The hacking group ShinyHunters has said it used a PeopleSoft weakness to break into the FBI&#8217;s job site last month.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The two sources told Reuters that Accenture was the third-party organisation managing the platform.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Google warned about PeopleSoft hacking campaign<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>As stated above, the FBI breach comes after Google warned about a hacking and extortion campaign linked to ShinyHunters targeting organisations that use PeopleSoft software in June this year. The tech giant then raised the alarm about the campaign. Oracle issued a security alert on the same day, identifying a weakness in PeopleSoft and offering security fixes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Both companies urged organisations using PeopleSoft to &#8220;apply all Critical Patch Updates, Critical Security Patch Updates and Security Alerts without delay.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/accenture-contractor-removed-from-fbi-after-data-leak-that-exposed-personal-details-of-thousands-of-bureau-employees-comes-weeks-after-googles-warning\/articleshow\/134738458.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accenture contractor removed from FBI after data leak that exposed personal details of thousands of bureau employees, comes weeks after Google&#8217;s &#8216;warning&#8217; The FBI has removed an Accenture contractor after a data breach exposed sensitive personal information of thousands of bureau employees, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. 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