Garmin confirms massive cyberattack that knocked the company offline

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  • July 28, 2020

A massive cyberattack has left a popular wearable and GPS technology company reeling for days now.

Garmin confirmed on Monday that it was still working on getting all of its systems back online after it was hit with a cyberattack last week. The company manufactures fitness trackers, smartwatches, and other GPS and wearable devices.

We’d like to thank all of our customers for your patience and understanding. For more information, please visit https://t.co/U3vwBre4U2.

— Garmin (@Garmin) July 27, 2020

The attack hit the company on Thursday, July 23 and took multiple Garmin systems offline. 

“Many of our online services were interrupted including website functions, customer support, customer facing applications, and company communications,” said Garmin in a statement.  Read more…

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