Yandex’s popular taxi call application Yandex Go encountered a major hacking incident. Hackers gaining access to the platform called dozens of taxis to one of the most famous streets of Moscow city.
Google’s Russia-based rival Yandex has recently renamed the Yandex Taxi service it launched in 2011.Yandex Go‘ was changed. This platform, which allows you to call a taxi in Russia with one click, faced a major hacking event today. But the person who hacked the platform decided to create chaos in the city with all the taxi drivers instead of seizing the information.
It was heard that the platform was hacked, with the posts on social media showing those absurd moments. In those posts, it was seen that on the morning of September 1, 2022, the Kutuzovsky street of Moscow was covered with taxis. The reason for this taxi traffic, all idle taxis was called to this street at the same time through the application.
Those moments when taxis line a street in Russia:
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In the statement shared after the incident, Yandex Go confirmed that there was a problem with the platform. In the statement, “Yandex Taxi on the morning of September 1, by attackers attempting to disrupt the service faced – several dozen drivers in the Fili region received bulk orders.” was stated. However, it has been shared that measures have already been taken in the application algorithm so that a similar situation does not occur in the future.
While it is not yet clear whether the hackers who attempted to attack the platform have been identified, this bad joke of theirs Traffic jams lasting from 40 minutes to 2 hours caused. All that remains of the event are the images of those moments for now.
Source :
https://borncity.com/win/2022/09/02/yandex-taxi-gehackt-jemand-bestellt-alle-taxis-in-moskau-zum-platz-1-sept-2022/