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  "id": 10232782,
  "title": "ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/shinyhunters-hackers-expanded-attacks-on-oracles-peoplesoft-google-10232782",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-27T14:37:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/shinyhunters-hackers-expanded-attacks-on-oracles-peoplesoft-google-says/articleshow/134522003.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Google's cybersecurity unit, Mandiant, has reported that the hacking group ShinyHunters has renewed its mass exploitation of a security flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft software. According to Mandiant, ShinyHunters adapted to defensive guidance published after previous attacks in May and June, and targeted organizations that had implemented web application firewall rules but not applied an update to patch the vulnerability.\n\nThe latest attack affected dozens of systems globally across various sectors, including higher education, technology, healthcare, agriculture, transportation, and government. The Economic Times Tech and The Indian Express both note that the evolving nature of the attack is likely to raise concerns about the vulnerability of even well-resourced institutions that rely on PeopleSoft for critical functions.\n\nShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for several major data breaches, including the theft of FBI personnel data, which it accessed using a vulnerability in PeopleSoft. Mandiant said that the attacks, which occurred from May 27 through June 9, mainly affected universities.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/shinyhunters-hackers-expanded-attacks-on-oracles-peoplesoft-google",
        "published": "2026-09-26T02:05:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle’s PeopleSoft, Google says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/shinyhunters-hackers-expanded-attacks-on-oracles-peoplesoft-google-9887109",
        "published": "2026-09-26T02:13:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "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)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/google-says-shinyhunters-has-renewed-mass-exploitation-of-a-flaw-in",
        "published": "2026-09-26T02:51:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle’s PeopleSoft, Google says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/shinyhunters-hackers-expanded-attacks-on-oracles-peoplesoft-google",
        "published": "2026-09-27T04:01:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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