Garmin Restores Systems Following Cyberattack

Garmin Pilot navigation app.
Credit: Garmin
Garmin said it was returning to normal operations following a cyberattack that disrupted its web-based aviation and consumer applications for several days. The outage was widely suspected to have been caused by ransomware—a type of malicious software that encrypts a user’s computer files, then...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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