Looks like the hackers already got you Kurt:
Russian Hackers’ Latest Target Is Cab Dispatch Line at J.F.K., U.S. Says (NYT)
NYT:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/nyregion/russian-hackers-jfk-taxis.htmlPaywall bypass:
https://archive.vn/JWaAD#selection-285.0-285.72Russian hackers have carried out cyberattacks on hospitals, oil and gas companies, a presidential election and a massive fuel pipeline. But cyberwarfare reached a new battlefield on Tuesday when the authorities said that two Queens men working with Russians had been able to hack the electronic taxi dispatch system at Kennedy International Airport.
The goal? To allow taxi drivers in a holding lot waiting to pick up their next fare to jump the line — for a $10 fee.
The Queens men discussed their plans in messages to their Russian counterparts, a federal indictment charged. The defendants credited that nation’s hackers with great technical prowess.
“I know that the Pentagon is being hacked,” one of the defendants, Daniel Abayev, wrote. “So, can’t we hack the taxi industry?”
On Tuesday, Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, and John Gay, the inspector general of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, announced the indictments of Mr. Abayev and another man, Peter Leyman, each 48.
“The Port Authority has zero tolerance for bad actors violating the law at our facilities,” Mr. Gay said in a statement.
The scheme “enabled as many as 1,000 fraudulently expedited taxi trips a day,” the indictment said.
Each defendant was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. Mr. Abayev’s lawyer, Matthew Myers, said his client would plead not guilty.
“A proper investigation must be conducted before anyone jumps to conclusions about the involvement or role Mr. Abayev did or did not play in this international matter,” Mr. Myers said.
Full story at NYT link.
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