Garmin suffered an outage<\/a> last month that temporarily took many of the company’s systems and services offline. It later claimed it was the victim of a cyberattack<\/a> without offering specifics of what caused it. Reports suggested ransomware was involved, and there are some more indications that was the case.<\/p>\n According to Sky News,<\/em><\/a> Garmin paid a “multi-million dollar ransom” via a third-party company called Arete Incident Response to regain access to its files and systems. Engadget has contacted Garmin for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It hasn’t been revealed who was behind the attack nor to whom a ransom (if any) was paid. Some security researchers believe the WastedLocker ransomware (said to be the cause of the outage<\/a>) is linked to a Russia-based group of cybercriminals known as Evil Corp. The US Treasury sanctioned that organization<\/a> last year, accusing it of being responsible for developing and distributing another form of malware called Dridex<\/a>. The sanction “generally prohibited” US persons from “engaging in transactions” with specific companies and people linked to Evil Corp.<\/p>\n Arete Incident Response, which helps companies secure their networks and resolve attacks, recently suggested<\/a> that WastedLocker was not conclusively the work of Evil Corp. It published a study on that topic the day after Garmin said it was attacked. Arete told Sky News<\/em> it “follows all recommended and required screenings to ensure compliance with US trade sanctions laws.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Tags:<\/b> Kris Holt<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The company is said to have made the payment through a third party. Garmin suffered an outage last month that temporarily took many of the company’s systems and services offline. It later claimed it was the victim of a cyberattack without offering specifics of what caused it. Reports suggested ransomware was involved, and there are some more indications that … Continue reading Garmin reportedly paid millions to resolve its recent ransomware attack<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading
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