Case Study: Large Technology Company Removes Exposed Employee Pay Stubs with Digital Shadows SearchLight

Digital Shadows Detects and Removes Publicly Accessible Employee Pay Stubs

Large Technology Company used Digital Shadows SearchLight to address a serious data exposure challenge after discovering that 5,000 employee pay stubs had been made publicly accessible online. The exposed files contained personal details spanning five years, creating a significant risk of fraud against both the company and its employees.

Digital Shadows detected the issue the same day it occurred by monitoring for the client’s email domains and document markings, and its analysts verified the alert and added context on the severity of the exposure. Digital Shadows then alerted the company the same morning, helping it remove the pay stubs the same day, reduce the chance of cybercriminal misuse, and put new security processes in place to prevent a repeat incident.