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_allycat t1_j136dmd wrote

>"Allegedly, the hackers charged taxi drivers to cut the taxi queue line -- enabling as many as 1,000 fraudulently expedited trips in a single day"

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>"As part of the scheme, Abayev and Leyman allegedly charged taxi drivers $10 each time they were moved to the front of the line."

So...hypothetically... $10 x 1000 times = $10,000/day or $3,650,000/yr

Everyone's pointing out the mildness of the crime but sounds pretty lucrative nonetheless and I wonder how much was lost by non cheating taxis being cut in front of considering an airport ride like, what, $70?

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AddmeOnPoGo t1_j13kal0 wrote

Used to dispatch at LGA. Article is a little bit sensationalized but can confirm the business of skipping the line is very lucrative. Honestly the software has so little utility and functionality that I'm surprised they had such a big thing going on. I guess the drivers wouldn't know that though.

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