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Jul 28, 2020 at 9:03 am #3667024
A couple times I’ve been out in the wilderness, peaceful, quiet
All of a sudden a couple military jets fly over at low elevation, then several seconds later they’re gone and it’s quiet again. Huge contrast.
Jul 28, 2020 at 11:09 am #3667040They must have restored some old databases. Tracks that I had deleted reappeared. Better than the opposite.
Aug 7, 2020 at 10:48 pm #3669830News reports: Garmin paid multi-million dollar ransom to criminals
Garmin ‘paid multi-million dollar ransom to criminals using Arete IR’, say sources – Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/garmin-paid-multi-million-dollar-ransom-to-criminals-using-arete-ir-say-sources-12041468Garmin obtains decryption key after ransomware attack – Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/garmin-obtains-decryption-key-after-ransomware-attack-12036761Confirmed: Garmin received decryptor for WastedLocker ransomware – BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/confirmed-garmin-received-decryptor-for-wastedlocker-ransomware/These stories are mostly based on the Sky News and BleepingComputer reports:
Garmin reportedly paid millions to resolve its recent ransomware attack – Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/garmin-cyber-attack-ransomware-payment-180211805.htmlGarmin reportedly paid multimillion-dollar ransom after suffering cyberattack – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/4/21353842/garmin-ransomware-attack-wearables-wastedlocker-evil-corpMy comment:Â Often hackers price ransomware just below what they believe the company would lose in revenue and spend for system restoration, and the company gets their computers back much faster, making the business decision easy, if very troubling.
— Rex
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