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Oracle PeopleSoft zero‑day fuels ShinyHunters extortion spree
A newly disclosed Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day became the weapon of choice in a recent ShinyHunters extortion campaign that primarily targeted universities and other educational institutes.
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A newly disclosed Oracle PeopleSoft zero‑day was used by the ShinyHunters group to extort universities and other educational institutions. The attackers exploited a critical remote code execution flaw in PeopleSoft’s Environment Management component. Oracle began warning customers about the vulnerability on June 10 2026 and urged immediate patching, noting no evidence of active exploitation. The extortion campaign focused on educational entities, using the zero‑day as its primary attack vector.
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