Two New York men arrested for conspiring with Russians to hack JFK taxi system

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Two New York men were arrested for conspiring with Russian nationals to hack the taxi dispatch system at John F. Kennedy International Airport so they could manipulate the line and charge drivers for access to the front of the queue, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Published 3 months ago · New York, United States

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Two New York Men Arrested for Conspiring With Russians to Hack JFK Taxi System

Two people were arrested for conspiring with Russian hackers to break into the taxi dispatch system at JFK Airport so they charge drivers to cut the line.

3 months ago·United States

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New York Post

Russians hacked JFK taxi dispatch in line-cutting scheme: feds

Two Queens men recruited Russian computer whizzes to hack the taxi dispatch system at JFK Airport in a scheme that allowed drivers to skip to the front of the pick-up line, federal prosecutors charged Tuesday.

3 months ago·New York, United States

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NY Daily News

Russians helped Queens men hack into taxi dispatch at Kennedy Airport

JFK taxi scam involves Russian hackers, local swindlers.

3 months ago·New York, United States

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The Daily Beast

Two Men Arrested for Conspiring with Russians in JFK Taxi Dispatch Scam

Daniel Abayev and Peter Leyman ran their scam since at least September 2019, hacking into the dispatch system and making drivers pay them $10 to move to the front.

3 months ago·United States

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NBC New York

NYC Duo Conspired With Russians to Hack JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System, Feds Say

Two men are facing charges for allegedly conspiring with Russian nationals to hack the taxi dispatch system at JFK International Airport, charging taxi drivers...

3 months ago·New York, United States

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