Based on Garmin’s description of the attack, which encrypted some of its systems, it sounds like the company was hit by ransomware. It declined to say whether it paid the hackers to decrypt it systems.
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Garmin has all but confirmed the company was the victim of a ransomware attack, but says no customer data appears to have been stolen.
In a Monday statement, Garmin described last week’s incident as a “cyber attack” that encrypted some of its systems—the hallmark of a ransomware attack. “As a result, many of our online services were interrupted including website functions, customer support, customer facing applications, and company communications,” the company said.
Evidence is emerging the attack involved a ransomware strain known as WastedLocker, which security researchers suspect comes from a Russian hacking group known as Evil Corp. In December 2019, the US government imposed sanctions on 17 individuals tied to the group.
