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BambooHR: AI incidents on the record

Updated Oct 27, 2026 · HR / payroll SaaS · US (also Canada, Ireland)
The short answer

BambooHR appears in 1 AI incident on our record. The most serious status recorded: took services offline as a precaution. No confirmed breach is recorded.

Every entry, with its source

  • Took services offline PHP2Shell: AI-found PHP flaws leak, trigger global shutdowns. Took its platform offline in the US, Canada and Ireland from about 5:45 a.m. to 12:01 p.m. MT. The outage fell during a pay cycle and interrupted customers' payroll; the company reported no data access. (HRD (HC Magazine)) The incident →

If you're a customer or employee

  1. This was a precaution.The organisation switched services off or restricted them while it fixed a flaw. No loss of data is recorded.
  2. Use official channels for service updates.Check the organisation's own website or social accounts to see when services return.
  3. Ignore "restore your access" messages.Outages attract scams offering to help. Don't click links in unexpected messages.

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How to read this

"Confirmed" means the organisation or an investigator confirmed a compromise. "Attacked" means attacks or attempts were recorded, including blocked ones. "Took services offline" means a precaution, not a breach. We only list what public sources say; if something here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

Spot an error or something out of date? Tell us; corrections are made and logged. Written with AI assistance from public sources; awaiting fact-check and approval by Colin Balfe. General information, not legal, medical or financial advice.