Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Exploited by ShinyHunters in Widespread Data Theft Campaign
Oracle published a security advisory on June 10, 2026, for CVE-2026-35273, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 and 8.62. This advisory was released as the ShinyHunters cybercrime group was actively exploiting the flaw in a widespread data theft campaign. The campaign, which ran between May 27 and June 9, 2026, targeted over 100 organizations, primarily in the higher education sector, with stolen data including student records being published on ShinyHunters' data leak site.
Signal context
First seen: Jun 10, 2026
Last updated: Jun 29, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Oracle published a security advisory (CVE-2026-35273) on June 10, 2026.
- ShinyHunters group actively exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft.
- Attack campaign occurred between May 27 and June 9, 2026.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Educational Services
Likely country: 🇨🇦 Canada
inferred from source domains
Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
- 3 signals in the same sector
- 97 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Massive Breach Exposes 74000 Networks, From Oracle and Samsung to a NATO Contractor - SOFX Reporthttps://www.sofx.com/massive-breach-exposes-74000-networks-from-oracle-and-samsung-to-a-nato-contractor/Public source from sofx.com.
Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2026-35273) Exploited by ShinyHunters - eSentirehttps://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/oracle-peoplesoft-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2026-35273-exploited-by-shinyhuntersPublic source from esentire.com.
ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day (CVE-2026-35273) to Breach Universities - The Hacker Newshttps://thehackernews.com/2026/06/shinyhunters-exploits-oracle-peoplesoft.htmlPublic source from thehackernews.com.
AL26-014 – FortiBleed leak of thousands of compromised credentials impacting Fortinet devices - Canadian Centre for Cyber Securityhttps://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts-advisories/al26-014-fortibleed-leak-thousands-compromised-credentials-impacting-fortinet-devicesPublic source from cyber.gc.ca.
FortiBleed: 75,000 Fortinet Firewalls Compromised: Global Enterprises Exposed – Claim Your Ethical Disclosure | Hudson Rockhttps://www.hudsonrock.com/blog/fortibleed-75000-fortinet-firewalls-compromised-global-enterprises-exposed-claim-your-ethical-disclosurePublic source from hudsonrock.com.
SWK Cybersecurity News Recap June 2026https://www.swktech.com/swk-cybersecurity-news-recap-june-2026/Public source from swktech.com.
NAIC confirms PeopleSoft breach as cybercriminals target insurance regulatorshttps://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/cyber/naic-confirms-peoplesoft-breach-as-cybercriminals-target-insurance-regulators-580134.aspxPublic source from insurancebusinessmag.com.
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