Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach

WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation removed an Accenture contractor on Monday 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 development comes as the FBI is still trying to ascertain the ramifications of the breach, which some former bureau officials have described as a major blow to the organization’s operational security.

In a statement to Reuters, a senior FBI official confirmed that an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update – or patch – the system they were responsible for.