
Garmin Coming Back Online After Hack — Was $10M Crypto Ransom Paid?
Garmin Coming Back Online After Hack — Was $10M Crypto Ransom Paid?
Multinational tech company Garmin (NASDAQ:GRMN) may have paid some or all of a $10 million crypto ransom to hackers who managed to encrypt the firm’s internal network and take down several of its services on July 23.
According to an August 1 report from Lawrence Abrams at Bleeping Computer, Garmin’s IT department used a decryptor to regain access to workstations affected by the initial WastedLocker ransomware attack. The malware took down the company’s customer support, navigation solutions, and other online services.
Garmin Coming Back Online After Hack — Was $10M Crypto Ransom Paid?
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