Anyone who currently wants to share their Garmin tour online or buy a new Garmin navigation device is facing a problem. As of this morning, the website garmin.com and the online tool Garmin Connect are out of service.
If you want to access one of Garmin's internet services, you are shown a static page stating that they are out of service due to maintenance work. Even the telephone, e-mail and chat systems are no longer functional.
Apparently there is reason to believe that GPS and wearable specialist Garmin has been attacked by hackers at its production sites in Taiwan. Several online news reports (z. e.g. here) quote a Article from the Taiwanese website iThomein which an attack with ransomware is suspected as the cause. Even the production lines at Garmin have been shut down.
Garmin is currently in lockdown, so nothing is working for the time being. The consequences for Garmin Connect users are currently unclear. It is possible that data stored in the Garmin Cloud could be lost if it has actually been encrypted by cyber criminals. If the recovery fails, most of the data will be lost, according to the Computer magazine Netzwelt on its website. BIKE keeps you up to date...
Sebastian Brust
Editor
