Not sure if it's related, but asteroid 2020 ND is supposed to be passing by the Earth on July 24th.
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-nasa-a...
Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
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Re: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
#72Their products are designed to work offline. Despite the cloud being down I have full local functionality right now. (Though I can't see my history, surprised they don't cache that locally). Last year when I did a 9-day canoe trip with no cell phone reception, all of my Garmin gear worked flawlessly (wearables, navigation devices, and their offline map app). Can't say the same about my friends iWatches/fitbits or eve…
FYI for anyone else reading: Google maps lets you download maps for offline use.
Here we go (silly name) allows for offline maps as well and it's pretty good software.
Re: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
#73https://www.ithome.com.tw/news/139004 (I'm not sure if it's reliable) This Taiwanese tech site says because of virus, IT system and production line are down for two days according to insider. they claim it might be ransomware.
It is ransomware.
Yep, I have a friend who works there. Not looking good right now.
Re: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
#74I guess I always assumed Garmin made most of their money on their aviation products, since they are so dominant and so expensive. And those are designed to rarely if ever connect to the internet. But I guess I was pretty off on that, they’re only 20%. On a side note the graphs of their revenues per year and by category show a company that successfully branched out when their former big category, automotive, which was…
I used to sell Garmin car GPS back when I worked in a retail shop. They were really good devices. But yeah I'm with you I thought most of their money came from aviation (it seems like everyone uses Garmin products), but their sports watches sell like crazy. Actually, I realized their network was down because this morning my watch would not sync after a run. :)
Honestly, they're still really good devices. I have one from last year that's a solid alternative to an in-dash navigation screen, and for what I use it for, just as good as Google Maps, and in many ways better (way more convenient and customizable, completely offline except traffic, bigger screen, auto-on...).
Re: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
#75Not sure if it's related, but asteroid 2020 ND is supposed to be passing by the Earth on July 24th. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-nasa-a...
That's passing fourteen times further away from the moon. It won't have any effect on satellite operations.
For a sense of scale on satellites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit#/media/File:Or...
Re: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
#76A leaked email from Garmin's Taiwan office says everything including the production line has been shut down for two days: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https... Local media suspects a ransomware attack, which is about the only thing that could explain how widespread this is.
Can confirm it is a ransomware attack.
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#77Even the status page is not loading for me. Which seems weird.
Re: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd consider my Forerunner 220 almost completely un-crippled. I went for a run this morning, tracked it and got pace and distance information the whole time. If I look at my wrist, it tells me correctly that the time is currently 9:49 AM. If I unlock the device and scroll to the History tab, my run, and all previous runs since last September and their details are visible there. It acquires the GPS satellites the same…
I can't alter a watch face - i.e. alter the fields displayed. I'm not wanting to download a new face, just alter one already download and present in the app and on the watch, or alter any data fields around specific activities. I get syncing to any 3rd party service is clearly totally out unless I manually transfer the .fit file via USB and I understand why this would need their servers, although it would be good if…
Unlike on fitbit, I can set an alarm directly on my Garmin watch. (Vivoactive 3).
I consider this a huge +
Re: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
#79Their products are designed to work offline. Despite the cloud being down I have full local functionality right now. (Though I can't see my history, surprised they don't cache that locally). Last year when I did a 9-day canoe trip with no cell phone reception, all of my Garmin gear worked flawlessly (wearables, navigation devices, and their offline map app). Can't say the same about my friends iWatches/fitbits or eve…
FYI for anyone else reading: Google maps lets you download maps for offline use.
It has a transactional guarantee of "maybe". I would _definitely_ not rely on this functionality for anything other than non-critical or time sensitive casual navigation on roadways.
When I'm out in the bush, I need my device to be up and working locally. It seems that stuff designed in SV just assumes the lifestyle of 100% connectivity is universal.
Re: Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
#80Their products are designed to work offline. Despite the cloud being down I have full local functionality right now. (Though I can't see my history, surprised they don't cache that locally). Last year when I did a 9-day canoe trip with no cell phone reception, all of my Garmin gear worked flawlessly (wearables, navigation devices, and their offline map app). Can't say the same about my friends iWatches/fitbits or eve…
What about their Inreach products, which are designed for backcountry SOS emergency calls to search and rescue? That certainly needs a network.