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The FBI has concluded that a contractor’s failure to implement a security patch led to the hack of its jobs portal last month, according to an internal review. Assistant Director Brett Leatherman stated that the FBIJobs.gov breach allowed cyber-extortion group ShinyHunters access to between 2 and 3 terabytes of files, though this claim was not independently verified by NBC News. The FBI has since removed the contractor from the project and arrested one member of ShinyHunters in coordination with Dutch authorities on September 15.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
FBI removed an Accenture contractor on October 5 following a data breach that exposed sensitive information of thousands of bureau employees, according to sources familiar with the matter. The breach occurred due to a failure by the contractor to implement a security patch for Oracle’s PeopleSoft human resources platform. FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman stated in a press release that the incident resulted from a security lapse managed by a third-party organization after the contractor neglected critical system updates, leading to unauthorized access and data theft of between 2 to 3 terabytes. The agency has taken steps to mitigate further risks and protect its workforce while also initiating legal actions against those responsible.
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grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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The FBI’s internal review of a hack of its jobs portal last month has so far determined that a “security failure” by a contractor managing the site caused the breach.
asserted
failure → determine → breach
“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 organization — after a contractor failed to implement a security patch explicitly issued to secure the platform,” Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman said in a statement Tuesday.
asserted
Leatherman → determine → statement
The statement said the FBI has removed the contractor, which it did not identify, “and taken all necessary steps to both mitigate any further risk and protect our workforce.
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it → say → workforce
We will continue to bring the responsible parties to justice, with multiple arrests already occurring.
asserted
arrests → continue → justice
The hack of the FBIJobs.gov portal took place late last month, and ShinyHunters, a cyber-extortion outfit, claimed credit for it.
asserted
ShinyHunters → take → it
A representative of the group told NBC News at the time that it used the job portal to gain access to other agency programs, stealing between 2 and 3 terabytes of files.
asserted
it → tell → files
NBC News was not able to verify the extent of the claims.
uncertain
News → verify → claims
Leatherman’s statement appeared to confirm that the agency believes ShinyHunters is responsible.
asserted
ShinyHunters → appear → ?
“The FBI will aggressively investigate this cyber incident involving FBIjobs.gov and the cyber-criminal group ShinyHunters with all available resources,” his statement said.
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statement → investigate → resources
FBI Director Kash Patel announced on social media last week that a member of the group had been arrested.
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member → announce → group
The arrest took place on Sept. 15, a week before ShinyHunters claimed credit for the attack.
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ShinyHunters → take → attack
“This morning @FBI and our partners the Dutch National Police are announcing the arrest of one of the alleged leaders of ShinyHunters — a global cybercrime and threat actor group linked to cyberattacks in the United States, the Netherlands, and around the world,” he wrote.
asserted
he → announce → world
“As we speak FBI teams are actively working with partners to obtain and execute more leads in the ongoing investigation based on this arrest,” his post on X said.
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post → speak → X
Some FBI employees were upset to have learned about the hack from the media and said the agency had been slow to respond, a person familiar with the agency’s communications said last week.
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person → upset → communications
The FBI had said in a previous statement that is “in regular communication with anyone who may be impacted,” and that the agency “treats the security of its information and the safety of its workforce as top priorities.”
ShinyHunters is a loosely defined group, with members scattered around the globe.
uncertain
members → say → globe
It routinely hacks companies to steal their data and threatens to publish it on the dark web if not paid.
asserted
It → hack → web
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