Garmin was hacked, planes could not take off in the United States

The Garmin company was the victim on Thursday of a cyberattack which paralyzed several activities of the specialist in connected bracelets and navigation services. Users of the Garmin Connect platform and the company's website have thus had to do without the functionality of storing and managing their data. The hackers' action notably disrupted the routine of athletes and airplane pilots for several days, Wired reports .

We are happy to report that many of the systems and services affected by the recent outage, including flyGarmin and Garmin Pilot, are returning to operation. Some features still have temporary limitations while all of the data is being processed. (1/2)

The company is particularly known for its physical activity monitoring programs and for the flyGarmin and Garmin Pilot apps, intended for air transport operators. Four days separated the ransomware attack and the restoration of some services by Garmin, which announced on Twitter on Monday. During this time, the pilots using the digital tools of the American company had to do without on-board systems allowing them to plan their flights or perform database updates, which are mandatory in the United States.

"A plane nailed to the ground"

Many airmen have described on social networks the inconvenience suffered. “We had a plane grounded because of it,” said Taren Stanton, a flight instructor at a Colorado flight school. She explains that it is prohibited by law to provide an instrument flight plan if the database is not up to date.

Another problem for pilots: Garmin apps accessible on iPad, sometimes used as backup solutions, were also affected by the cyber attack. Garmin assured on Monday that to its knowledge, the hackers had not been able to obtain any personal data from the company's customers.

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