As a result of a hacker attack, the production line and synchronization of Garmin watches and bans were stopped.
Device owners are not able to see their workouts and other device parameters. Garmin Connect is down now for several hours, as a result of which users of smart devices cannot send their data for synchronization.

According to the information provided on the company’s social media, the website and Garmin Connect app are down, call centers are also not working, it is also impossible to contact the company’s employees via email or chat.

According to the Taiwanese ITHome website, the WastedLocker ransomware is the culprit here, which was installed by hackers from Evil Corp group on Garmin’s servers. Garmin device users have lost their data history.

According to Telepolis, hackers from Evil Corp typically demand between $500,000 and $10 million in cryptocurrencies to unlock corporate servers.