Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations
The breaches were first reported by BleepingComputer. PeopleSoft is enterprise software designed to manage payroll, human resources, administration, and other business operations. The news shows that despite being one of the most visible and prolific cybercrime groups at the moment, ShinyHunters is not slowing down and has turned mass hacks into its specialty.
- ▪The breaches were first reported by BleepingComputer.
- ▪PeopleSoft is enterprise software designed to manage payroll, human resources, administration, and other business operations.
- ▪The news shows that despite being one of the most visible and prolific cybercrime groups at the moment, ShinyHunters is not slowing down and has turned mass hacks into its specialty.
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In Brief Posted: 2:33 PM PDT · June 10, 2026 Image Credits:PAU BARRENA / AFP / Getty Images Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations The notorious cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Oracle PeopleSoft servers at more than 100 organizations, many of them universities, a ShinyHunters member told TechCrunch on Wednesday. The breaches were first reported by BleepingComputer. PeopleSoft is enterprise software designed to manage payroll, human resources, administration, and other business operations. The news shows that despite being one of the most visible and prolific cybercrime groups at the moment, ShinyHunters is not slowing down and has turned mass hacks into its specialty.
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