Originally Posted by
BoraxKid
No. Rumor & innuendo suggests that Garmin's insurance policy might have paid the ransom, but obviously we don't have any means to verify that. If those rumors are true, I think Garmin can legally say they did not pay, but that the insurance company did. As long as Garmin did not request for the insurer to pay the ransom, I think that might insulate them from any penalty.
The truth is, we'll probably never find out the whole story.
I completely agree with this logic. Somebody paid because Garmin was down cold! they had too much at stake so either some insurance paid up to cut their losses or some investors paid up. After it went back up its like nothing ever happened.
In the end I don't really care, my stuff works and I now have an off line back up system. I learned a lesson myself.