FBI Ends Accenture Contract Over Unpatched HR Platform Breach
The FBI terminated its contract with a contractor after determining that a September 2026 leak of employee personal information happened because a security patch for a third-party human resources management platform was not applied. The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters stole data belonging to thousands of FBI employees. The FBI did not name the contractor or platform; Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, identified them as Accenture and Oracle's PeopleSoft. Accenture declined to comment on the patch or contract status.