UPDATE 10/1/2020: A total of 172.4 GB has been released by the threat actors. Risk Based Security researchers have analyzed the data and determined the leak created less risk than first claimed by the threat actors. While the files do appear to have been taken from multiple Skyline employee desktops, the volume of concerning personal or financial data amongst work related files is very low. The title of this post has been updated to reflect this new analysis.
It is currently unclear if the threat actors have more data to release, and the incident remains a cautionary tale for businesses, showing how a single cyberattack can lead to massive amounts of data leaked publicly.
At this time Skyline has not responded to our inquiries regarding the event.
Ransomware has had a massive impact on 2020’s data breach landscape, contributing towards the 27 billion records exposed in the first half of the year alone. Just two breaches were responsible for leaking 18 billion of those records. It’s an example of an alarming trend our researchers have noted, where a handful of major breaches are responsible for jeopardizing the privacy and safety of billions.
Unfortunately, we may see something similar happening now with Skyline.
Over 200 GB of Data Leaked
Skyline Displays, Inc. is a large company that specializes in exhibits for events and trade shows, which gives an indication of the type and size of data exposed. According to their website, the company has “representation in 30 ..
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