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Exclusive-Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

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WASHINGTON, Oct 5 : 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.

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