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ShinyHunters exploiting workarounds for Oracle PeopleSoft bug, Mandiant warns

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What happened

A vulnerability in a popular line of products from Oracle is being used in a new campaign by the prolific ShinyHunters hacking group, which recently claimed credit for an attack on the FBI’s jobs site. Oracle is an information technology consulting and software development company based in Redwood Shores.

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