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Accenture contractor removed from FBI after damaging cybersecurity breach

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Accenture contractor removed from FBI after damaging cybersecurity breach
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Washington | The US Federal Bureau of Investigation removed an Accenture contractor on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) over their role in a damaging data breach that exposed sensitive personal details of thousands of bureau employees, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The FBI is still trying to ascertain the ramifications of the breach, which some former bureau officials described as a major blow to the organisation’s operational security.

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