Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companies


Oracle warned its corporate customers that there is a critical-rated vulnerability in its PeopleSoft software, which is used by large companies to manage payroll and human resources, a day after a cybercrime group took credit for abusing the flaw as part of a mass-hacking campaign.

The company published the security advisory on Thursday after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed to have breached more than 100 organizations that use PeopleSoft servers.

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Source:  TechCrunch News


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