ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day CVE-2026-35273 in Widespread Higher Education Cyberattack
Executive Summary Between late May and early June 2026, the notorious threat actor group ShinyHunters executed a highly coordinated cyberattack campaign targeting the higher education sector by exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft . This vulnerability, tracked
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Executive Summary Between late May and early June 2026, the notorious threat actor group ShinyHunters executed a highly coordinated cyberattack campaign targeting the higher education sector by exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft . This vulnerability, tracked
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