Concerned about the rumors posited on Facebook about the cause of the July 25th boating accident that caused injury to three and death to one boater, a reader has found a plausible explanation of the event. The reader suggests that the accident was no fault of those involved, but of a ransomeware attack on the Garmin company.

Garmin, manufacturer of tracking and other devices used for marine, aviation, and fitness applications suffered a cyber attack on June 23. Sources at Garmin have confirmed that the company was the victim of WastedlLocker malware, used by a Russian group of cybercriminals called Evil Corp.

The sinister collective is headed up by 33-year-old Russian playboy hacker, Maksim Yakubets. Mr Yakubets is wanted by the FBI and has been accused of stealing at least $100million since he began his life of cyber crime in 2009. A $5million bounty was put on his head in December 2019 by the American authorities as he was named the world’s biggest cyber-criminal.

So before counting on your GPS for accurate information, you might want to check it using a route you know, or look for up-to-date information on the company’s web site.

We understand the boating accident which occurred near The Sanctuary in Port O’Connor is under FBI investigation.

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