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The FBI removes an Accenture contractor over a breach exposing thousands of employees' data; the FBI says a contractor failed to apply a security patch

The Federal Bureau of Investigation removed an Accenture contractor on Monday over their role in a damaging data breach …

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The FBI removes an Accenture contractor over a breach exposing thousands of employees' data; the FBI says a contractor failed to apply a security patch

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