When S.H.I.E.L.D. was closing in on the group of hackers, they all went dark, including the website, where they left a message stating they would return when S.H.I.E.L.D. was least expecting it. During the Pilot episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., it was revealed that Skye was one of the hackers behind the Rising Tide.