Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach: Report

FBI says contractor failure led to hack of its jobs website

WASHINGTON — 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.

FBI removes contractor over missed patch in employee breach

The FBI removed a contractor who failed to apply a security patch before hackers stole data on thousands of employees. Sources name Accenture and PeopleSoft.

FBI removes Accenture contractor after missed security patch led to breach

The bureau’s cyber chief blamed a contractor’s failure to apply an available fix for an intrusion that may have exposed sensitive employee information.

FBI removes Accenture contractor after ShinyHunters data breach

The contractor failed to apply a security patch to Oracle PeopleSoft, which hackers exploited to steal sensitive FBI employee data

FBI Removes Accenture Contractor Because a 'Security Failure' and Missing Patch Let Shinyhunters In

A missed security patch on an Oracle PeopleSoft system managed by Accenture allowed the ShinyHunters hacking gang to break into the FBI's recruitment platform and steal sensitive personal data on thousands of bureau employees, prompting the US Federal Bureau of Investigation to remove the contractor from its role. The news came after weeks of internal alarm inside the FBI, with former officials describing the intrusion as a serious blow to opera…

EXCLUSIVE: Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

The ‌Federal Bureau of Investigation removed an Accenture contractor on Monday 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.