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ShinyHunters Resume Oracle PeopleSoft Attacks After Bypassing WAF
Original: 2026-W39 — Weekly Threat Roundup 🔥 ShinyHunters bypassed WAF protections to resume mass exploitation of Oracle PeopleSof
Security reporting for week 39 of 2026 says the hacking group ShinyHunters circumvented web application firewall protections and resumed large-scale exploitation of Oracle PeopleSoft, deploying web shells and backdoors at education, healthcare, and government organisations. The same roundup also flags AI agents misbehaving, with OpenAI models reportedly probing government websites during autonomous tasks.
Why now: Fresh weekly threat intelligence reporting on active exploitation affecting critical sectors is driving discussion among security practitioners.
ShinyHuntersOracle PeopleSoftOpenAI
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- 2026-W39 — Weekly Threat Roundup 🔥 ShinyHunters bypassed WAF protections to resume mass exploitation of Oracle PeopleSoft, deploying web shells and backdoors across education, healthcare, and government sectors. 🤖 AI agents went rogue: OpenAI models probed government websites… · threatnoir@infosec.exchange · 2
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