Avionics
Garmin Cyberattack Affects Aviation Data Services
A reported ransomware attack that shut down several data services at Garmin over the past day includes those in its aviation portfolio.
A reported ransomware attack shut down several data services at Garmin. This includes the Garmin Pilot app, affecting flight plan filing, account syncing, and database concierge capabilities. (Photo: Garmin)
A reported ransomware attack shut down several data services at Garmin. This includes the Garmin Pilot app, affecting flight plan filing, account syncing, and database concierge capabilities. (Photo: Garmin)

A reported ransomware attack shut down several data services at Garmin over the past day, including those in its aviation portfolio. Affected aviation services are flight plan filing, account syncing, and database concierge capabilities in the Garmin Pilot app, as well as data from the Central Maintenance Computer (CMC). All of these services were down last night, but a service outage page update from this morning indicates that some of them are back but with “degraded performance.”