United States
USA
Garmin WastedLocker ransomware causes multi-day global service outage
On 23/07/2020, GARMIN shut down multiple services, including Garmin Connect and customer support, following a ransomware attack that encrypted some systems. The outage disrupted device synchronization and aviation services (flyGarmin) and led to temporary suspension of some manufacturing operations. Recovery progressed by 27/07/2020.
68
Estimated severity
68 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
23/07/2020
Targeted Company
GARMIN
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
4 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruptionProduction interruption
Affected sectors
Technology & IT ServicesManufacturing
Affected departments
Information TechnologyCustomer ServiceProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
EVIL CORP
Sources
Incident Sources
garmin.comhttps://www.garmin.com/en-US/newsroom/press-release/uncategorized/2020-garmin-issues-statement-on-recent-outagemsspalert.comhttps://www.msspalert.com/news/garmin-wastedlocker-outage-and-recovery-details-status-updatesthreatpost.comhttps://threatpost.com/garmin-suffers-ransomware-attack/157698siliconangle.comhttps://siliconangle.com/2020/07/23/garmin-services-manufacturing-knocked-offline-suspected-ransomware-attack