Hackers targeted a Russian taxi app, sending hundreds of drivers to the same address in Moscow, causing massive traffic jams in the city center. Yandex TaxiThis morning, the company confirmed the event’s details in a statement.

The company said in a statement: Yandex Taxi An attempt by attackers to disrupt the service – dozens of drivers received bulk requests to the area FiliThe hacking operation resulted in hundreds of drivers receiving requests to join the same address in the Russian capital, which led to a major traffic jam..

The statement added: “The security department was able to stop the fake requests, and the issue of compensating drivers will also be considered“And it indicated that it “fixed the security vulnerability that led to the breach.”

Taxi congestion in Russia

seldom is Kutuzovsky Prospekt Its lanes eight to ten crowded, however, drivers spent about 40 minutes in traffic due to fake transfer orders..

The company said its security department “immediately stopped attempts to order taxis artificially”, however, this was not enough to stop the matter, and drivers continued to spend about 40 minutes in traffic jams due to the fake orders, and the company said the issue of compensation will be resolved in the near future, It noted that it had already fixed the vulnerability that enabled the hack.