{
  "id": 9887109,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-26T02:13:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/shinyhunters-hackers-expanded-attacks-on-oracles-peoplesoft-google-says-4918395"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 25, Google's cybersecurity team reported that the hacking group ShinyHunters has resumed unauthorized exploitation of a vulnerability in Oracle's PeopleSoft software, following the implementation of security measures put in place after previous attacks in the summer. According to a threat intelligence report by Mandiant, ShinyHunters targeted organizations between May 27 and June 9, primarily affecting universities, after initially evading defenses. The attackers adapted their methods to evade web application firewall rules, despite an update released by Oracle to address the vulnerability. The recent attack impacted numerous systems across various industries, including higher education, technology, healthcare, agriculture, transportation, and government. While ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for accessing FBI personnel data, this assertion has not been independently verified by Reuters. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has since launched an aggressive investigation into the reported breach. ShinyHunters reportedly stole FBI personnel information, including names, as well as medical and psychiatric records of sensitive FBI employees.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "ShinyHunters resumes exploiting Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability",
    "Attack targets universities, healthcare, government systems",
    "FBI investigates reported breach and data theft"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The resurgence of ShinyHunters' attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft software despite previous security measures means that multiple industries, including sensitive sectors like government and healthcare, are now vulnerable to exploitation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}