FBI Removes Accenture Contractor Following Security Breach Linked to Patch Failure

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed an Accenture contractor due to a security failure that led to a ShinyHunters breach and the theft of personal details of thousands of FBI employees. The incident reportedly occurred because the contractor failed to implement a security patch for a platform managed by a third-party organization, identified by Reuters as Oracle PeopleSoft.