Google says ShinyHunters has renewed "mass exploitation" of a flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft; ShinyHunters has said it accessed FBI data using a flaw in PeopleSoft (Reuters)
Google reported that the threat group ShinyHunters has resumed mass exploitation of a vulnerability in Oracle's PeopleSoft software. ShinyHunters claimed to have accessed FBI data by leveraging this specific flaw in the enterprise application. The incident highlights ongoing security risks associated with widely used business management systems.
- ▪Google stated that ShinyHunters has renewed mass exploitation of a flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft.
- ▪ShinyHunters claimed it accessed FBI data using the vulnerability in PeopleSoft.
- ▪The news was reported by Reuters and archived on Techmeme on September 25, 2026.
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| Publication time | Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:51:03 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-26T02:55:59.368Z |
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About This Page This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:51 PM ET, September 25, 2026. The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated. From Mediagazer Scott Nover / Washington Post: The White House has blocked CNN from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One on Saturday to Knoxville, TN, jeopardizing the rotational TV pool Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Sources: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announces a new board and new advisers; board members include two founders of IRL and the author of the Silo book series Annie Massa / Bloomberg: A Trump family company has filed a trademark application for “Trump TV”, after the White House launched a channel by that…
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