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Hackers reportedly take down Garmin, demand $10m ransom – SBS
Garmin’s current global outage was caused by a ransomware attack and sources say hackers want $10m to free the tech giant’s data and systems.
The global outage began Thursday (AEST) and has disrupted not only its call centres, its sport and fitness services (Garmin Connect) but also flyGarmin, its aviation navigation and route-planning system.
Two anonymous sources told TechCrunch Garmin was trying to restore its network with one of the sources confirming WastedLocker ransomware, operated by hacking group Evil Corp, was to blame. A source told BleepingComputer hackers demanded a $10m ransom, an amount BleepingComputer was not able …
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