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On October 5, an Accenture contractor was removed from the FBI due to a data breach that exposed sensitive information belonging to thousands of bureau employees. According to sources familiar with the situation and confirmed by FBI cyber chief Brett Leatherman, the incident occurred when the contractor failed to implement a required security patch for Oracle’s PeopleSoft platform. The FBI has taken steps to mitigate risks but did not disclose further details about the breach or the contractor's current status.
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Story summary
On October 5, the FBI removed an Accenture contractor following a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of thousands of bureau employees. According to Brett Leatherman, the FBI's cyber chief, the incident resulted from a security failure in a third-party-managed platform where the contractor failed to apply a critical security patch. The compromised system is believed to be Oracle’s PeopleSoft, a human resources management tool. While the FBI did not disclose specific details about the affected platform or contractor's current status, sources indicated that ShinyHunters, a hacking group, had exploited this vulnerability.
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Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) removed an Accenture contractor on Oct 5 over their role in a damaging data breach that exposed sensitive personal details of thousands of bureau employees, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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In a statement to Reuters, a senior FBI official confirmed that an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update – or patch – the system they were responsible for.
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“To date, our review has determined that the incident occurred as the result of a security failure of a platform managed by a third-party organisation – after a contractor failed to implement a security patch explicitly issued to secure the platform,” FBI cyber chief Brett Leatherman said in the statement.
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“As such, the FBI has removed the contractor and taken all necessary steps to both mitigate any further risk and protect our workforce.”
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The FBI did not identify the platform or third-party organisation, but the two sources familiar with the matter said the platform was Oracle’s PeopleSoft, a human resources platform that the hacking group ShinyHunters said it exploited to break into the FBI’s job site in September.
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Oracle did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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The sources also said the third-party organisation was Accenture.
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Reuters could not immediately identify the specific contractor or determine their current employment status.
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In a statement, Accenture said it was “proud to support the mission of the FBI and will continue to do so”.
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It did not answer questions about the contractor or their alleged failure to patch.
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