Another big company attacked and its services interrupted for several days, millions of users affected.

Company Garmin, a well-known manufacturer of smart watched and wearable electronics, was attacked by hackers that used ransomware WastedLocker, to interrupt most of their internal and public online services for several days. Milions of customers of these company remain without access to their services and their data.

According to initial information, attackers gained access to internal systems of the company, and stolen unknown amount of company data and afterwards used ransomware WastedLocker to encrypt running systems and all their data, including email and web. Attackers supposedly ask for ransom, to let the company access its systems again.

Sources:

• https://www.root.cz/zpravicky/garmin-napaden-ransomware-vypnul-svoje-sluzby/
• https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/22453679/garmin-zapasi-s-celosvetovym-vypadkom-sluzieb-maju-byt-za-tym-hackeri.html
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2020/07/23/garmins-alleged-ransomware-wastedlocker-evil-corp/