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ShinyHunters exploits Oracle PeopleSoft 0-day, hits 100+ orgs

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The hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle's PeopleSoft software to breach over 100 organizations. Among the affected entities is the University of Nottingham, from which ShinyHunters alleges to have stolen 40GB of data, including student and staff information. This exploit highlights a significant security risk within widely used enterprise software. AI

IMPACT Highlights ongoing risks of zero-day exploits in enterprise software, potentially impacting data security and operational continuity.

RANK_REASON Exploit of a zero-day vulnerability in enterprise software by a known hacking group.

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ShinyHunters exploits Oracle PeopleSoft 0-day, hits 100+ orgs

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    ShinyHunters claims it hacked 100 orgs by exploiting an Oracle PeopleSoft 0-day

    University of Nottingham is first of many, Shiny tells The Reg

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 ShinyHunters Hacked 100+ Organizations By Exploiting an Oracle PeopleSoft 0-Day ShinyHunters claims it exploited a critical Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day to comp

    📰 ShinyHunters Hacked 100+ Organizations By Exploiting an Oracle PeopleSoft 0-Day ShinyHunters claims it exploited a critical Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day to compromise more than 100 organizations, including the University of Nottingham, where it says it stole 40GB of student and .…

    LINKS developers.slashdot.org/…/shinyhunters-ha…

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