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#7 The Hacker News general October 06, 2026 at 06:56 UTC

FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Patch Failure Led to ShinyHunters Breach

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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The FBI terminated its contract with Accenture after an Accenture contractor's failure to apply a security patch allowed the ShinyHunters threat group to breach bureau systems and steal personal data belonging to thousands of FBI employees. A suspected ShinyHunters member, Saif al-Din Khader, has reportedly been detained in Jordan and is cooperating with FBI investigators.

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