Russian Federation
RUS
Fraudulent Yandex Taxi dispatches gridlock Moscow traffic
On September 1, 2022, attackers used Yandex Taxi’s ordering workflow to issue coordinated fake ride requests sending dozens of drivers to Moscow’s Fili district. Yandex confirmed that the fraudulent dispatches impeded drivers and created road congestion before its security team stopped them; Anonymous claimed responsibility, but Yandex did not attribute the attack.
69
Estimated severity
69 / 100
93
Source reliability
93 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-09-01
Targeted Company
YANDEX TAXI
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Russian Federation
Affected countries
Russian Federation
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
0.03 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationTransportation disruption
Affected sectors
Transportation
Affected departments
Information TechnologyLogistics & Transportation
Attack Profile
Attack types
Web application attack
Attributed threat actors
ANONYMOUS
Sources
Incident Sources
vice.comhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/hackers-create-traffic-jam-in-moscow-by-ordering-dozens-of-taxis-at-once-through-app/kommersant.ruhttps://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5538017euronews.comhttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/02/gridlock-as-hackers-order-hundreds-of-taxis-to-same-place-in-moscow