TWO RUSSIAN NATIONALS CHARGED FOR CONSPIRING TO HACK THE TAXI DISPATCH SYSTEM AT JFK AIRPORT

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Two Russian nationals, Aleksandr Derebenetc and Kirill Shipulin, have been charged with conspiring to hack the taxi dispatch system at JFK airport with the help of two US citizens, Daniel Abayev and Peter Leyman. The group hacked the system to move certain taxis to the front of the line in exchange for payment, resulting in large numbers of taxi drivers skipping the line.