Garmin outage raises fear of ransomware attack eNCA
File: The company said on Twitter that its website and Garmin Connect fitness app had been offline since Thursday.WASHINGTON - Computer networks of smartwatch and electronics firm Garmin were offline on Friday in an incident which raised concerns of a ransomware attack affecting both its aviation and fitness app services.
Garmin offered no explanation for the outage but security analysts said a likely reason could be ransomware, a technique used by hackers to encrypt data and extort funds.Garmin Aviation, which provides cockpit navigation and communication services, said on its Facebook page its"flyGarmin" website and mobile app were down.
Brent Callow, a threat analyst at the security firm Emsisoft, said he had no firsthand knowledge but that it"certainly has all the hallmarks of a ransomware incident."
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