Security News > 2020 > July > Garmin Says Systems Back Online After Cyber Attack
Computer networks of the smartwatch and electronics firm Garmin were coming back online Monday, the company said, after an outage widely believed to have been due to a ransomware attack.
"We are happy to report that many of the systems and services affected by the recent outage, including Garmin Connect, are returning to operation," Garmin said in an online post.
The attack on July 23 disrupted Garmin's website; company communications, and customer-facing services, according to the Kansas-based company.
"As our affected systems are restored, we expect some delays as the backlog of information is being processed," Garmin said.
Although Garmin Connect was not accessible during the outage, activity and health and wellness data collected from Garmin devices during the outage is stored on the device and will appear in Garmin Connect once the user syncs their device, according to the company.