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July 27, 2020

Airborne 07.27.20: Massive Garmin Hack, Daher HomeSafe, ARTEX ELT 345

Also: Emergency AD-Boeing 737, First US-Based Global 5500, EPA Proposes Standards, NASA Stratospheric Balloon
 
A number of computer media reports are providing details behind the massive Garmin ransomware attack that appears to have started last Thursday and brought many of their aviation services to a standstill. The most recent reports assert that Garmin is being hit up for a $10M Ransom via a ransomware strategy known as 'WastedLocker.' Media publication, 'BleepingComputer' has reported contacts with a Garmin staffer confirming the severity of the attack, the amount of ransom, and providing details that the company has heretofore refused to provide--despite the fact that Garmin's perils also have the potential to put others in harm or at hazard. Daher



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