Garmin begins to heal after cyberattack. American GPS company Garmin suspended its services last week due to a ransomware attack.. Users with Garmin Connect services and app can sync their data once again. However, Garmin still cannot offer its services to its users at full performance.
Garmin users have been unable to use their devices since Thursday.. However, it has limited access to some of its online tools.
Garmin said last week that it was the victim of a cyberattack that encrypted some of its systems.. However, they refrained from any reference to the ransom demand in a statement.. It also said there was no indication that customer data, including payment information, was accessed, lost or stolen from Garmin Pay.. The firm said it expects all of its systems to return to normal operating routines in a few days.
While it is not known whether Garmin has paid the hackers, they said they are in the final stages of reinstatement.
Garmin Cyber Attack Thought to be Made with WastedLocker Software
The malware in question is thought to be WastedLocker, a program that messes with the data of the system it’s installed on. The malware is installed after the computer is infected, and victims are told to transfer money to restore their files to their original state.
Previous reports claimed $10 million was asked for the company to get their systems back online.. Garmin users were unable to log into Garmin Connect to record and analyze their health and fitness data.
There have been numerous cyberattacks in the last months, but not as large as the attack on the Garmin company.. Despite confirmations from different news outlets, the company prefers not to admit it’s ransomware. The big question is whether the company has paid a ransom to the hackers.
Garmin company is thought to somehow have the decryption key needed to start bringing services online.
The Garmin cyberattack was caused by Evil Corp. It was reported that it was made by a Russian cyber group called. They remove malware from systems in exchange for high ransom payments. A cyber gang targeting mainly American organizations was declared guilty by the US Treasury Department in 2019.