You might have noticed that your Apple services conked out last Tuesday evening. According to Apple, an outage struck the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, and Apple Arcade.  

Apple Outage

Apple’s status page revealed the outage. The Verge also reports that Apple confirmed that only some users got hit. However, AppleCare in iOS and Apple School Manager added that all users got struck.

Apple outage affects App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, iCloud, Photos and more https://t.co/Kbp8DIderB pic.twitter.com/NHaCKkEz4i

— The Verge (@verge) September 30, 2020

The status page now says that Apple had resolved 25 outages today. 

Which Apple Services Got Hit by the Outage?

According to The Verge, these are the Apple services that suffered the outage. 

•     Find My
•     Game Center
•     iCloud Account & Sign In
•     iCloud Backup
•     iCloud Calendar
•     iCloud Contacts
•     iCloud Mail
•     iCloud Web Apps (iCloud.com)
•     iWork for iCloud
•     Photos
•     Apple Arcade
•     Apple Music
•     Apple Music radio
•     Apple TV Plus
•     Radio
•     App Store
•     Apple Books

More Outages

Apple is also not the only company that experienced recent outages. On Monday, an outage struck several Microsoft services for many hours. These services included Microsoft Outlook, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams. After several hours, Microsoft had resolved the outages at midnight ET Tuesday.

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Garmin users wondering why their apps stopped working for five days can rest easy. The company reported that hackers had attacked their systems on July 23. In the cyberattack, the hackers had managed to stop Garmin’s systems from working. On the bright side, the hackers did not steal user data.

The Cyberattack on Garmin

Tech Crunch reported on the Garmin cyberattack. In the company’s statement, the company said the attack “encrypted some of our systems.” The attack resulted in Garmin apps not working. Millions of users became unable to use Garmin Connect, the company’s fitness tracking cloud service. Likewise, travelers weren’t able to use flyGarmin to plan their routes or their flights.

Garmin confirms ransomware attack took down services https://t.co/c3xq3j708A

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) July 28, 2020

Garmin Attacked by Ransomware “WastedLocker”

In the same report, Tech Crunch also said that the hackers used ransomware called WastedLocker in the attack. Like other ransomware, WastedLocker locks out users from their computers in exchange for a money ransom. Hackers usually ask for cryptocurrency.

Malwarebytes has said that WastedLocker is not yet capable of stealing files before encrypting them. A Russian hacking group, called “Evil Corp.,” uses WastedLocker in their attacks. The US Treasury had sanctioned the group in 2019. The sanctions mean that the company would have broken the law if they paid a ransom.

What’s Next for Garmin after the Cyberattack

The attack caused Garmin’s stock price to fall to $94 per share, from $102. However, after the attack, the company’s value went back up to $100 per share. The sports and fitness tech company has said it is restoring services. 

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