Garmin Data Breach
In July 2020, multinational GPS navigation and wearable technology corporation Garmin fell victim to a massive ransomware attack attributed to the WastedLocker malware, operated by the cybercrime syndicate Evil Corp. The ransomware encrypted Garmin's internal corporate systems, international data centers, and manufacturing networks worldwide.
The organization has not published how many were affected, so the incident cannot be placed on this scale.
Exposed Data Types
5- Geographic locations
- Reservation and travel information
- Account information
- Direct messages and communications
- Internal corporate data
About This Breach
The outage completely halted Garmin Connect fitness synchronization, flyGarmin aviation flight-planning services, and global maritime navigation databases for several consecutive days, prompting the company to acquire a decryption key through an intermediary.
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