Skyview Networks Issues Statement About Outages

Working On Fixing The Problem

As of last night, SKYVIEW NETWORKS was still experiencing outages that affect CBS NEWS RADIO and ABC NEWS RADIO affiliates as well as affiliates for some of the company's other syndicated shows.

The issue, which prevented affiliates from accessing live audio and spots via XDS, arose on MONDAY morning, when affiliates were told of the outages and advised to obtain newscasts via alternate means, indicated its system was hacked.

The company released the following statement late yesterday afternoon:

"SKYVIEW NETWORKS experienced unauthorized access to its IT environment, resulting in interrupted technical services. Immediately upon learning of the incident, SKYVIEW activated its comprehensive incident response plan. We have initiated advanced monitoring and threat detection across our systems and data. We have also involved industry-leading forensic experts to help us contain and investigate the incident. These efforts are fully underway.

"Our highest priority is the security and protection of all data and we are cooperating with authorities on this matter. As a result, we are limited in the amount of additional details we can provide.

"We apologize for the disruption this has caused. SKYVIEW NETWORKS will provide our business clients with service updates and request that, as you receive this information, you treat it with sensitivity as we pursue a successful resolution."

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