Security News > 2020 > July > Garmin Outage Raises Fear of Ransomware Attack
2020-07-24 18:37
Computer networks of smartwatch and electronics firm Garmin were offline Friday in an incident which raised concerns of a ransomware attack affecting both its aviation and fitness app services.
The company said on Twitter its website and Garmin Connect fitness app had been offline since Thursday.
Garmin offered no explanation for the outage but security analysts said a likely reason could be ransomware, a technique used by hackers to encrypt data and extort funds.
"We are currently experiencing an outage that affects Garmin Connect," the company tweeted.
The security news website Bleeping Computer reported that a source familiar with the incident said Garmin was attacked by the WastedLocker ransomware.
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