Garmin Shuts Down Services After Ransomware Attack

Published: Aug. 2, 2020, 10 p.m.

In this discussion from the Moving Forward podcast, Andy and I discuss a ransomware attack targetting the smartwatch maker Garmin.\n\nSoon after its services were down, Garmin's twitter account stated "We are currently experiencing an outage that affects Garmin.com and Garmin Connect."\n\nGarmin confirmed it has been subjected to a ransomware attack, estimated by professionals to be WastedLocker. \n\nFor more information about WastedLocker:\nhttps://cutt.ly/wdwpXne\n\nPresented by Rabi Roil & Andy Lamrock\n[Additional Music by Scott Buckley]