Tag Archives: Taxi

Yango, the international division of Yandex operating taxi, kicksharing and delivery services, has launched its taxi hailing service in test mode in the United Arab Emirates, reports Interfax. “Yandex is developing world-class technologies and services and is constantly experimenting with them on international markets. Testing of taxis in Dubai on a pilot basis is no exception,” the news agency quoted a company spokesman as saying Earlier this year, the company launched a… Source link

The popular collective Anonymous and the IT Army of Ukraine hacked the Yandex Taxi app causing a massive traffic jam in Moscow. This week Anonymous announced to have hacked the Yandex Taxi app, the largest taxi service in Russia, and used it to cause a massive traffic jam in Moscow. The threat actors ordered all available taxis to a particular address. The traffic jam took place in the center of the Russian city on September 1st, 2022,… Source link

Online taxi services have solved many pain points of the niche. But like other apps, they have several shortcomings and vulnerabilities. Recently, a large group of tourists in Moscow encountered traffic jams. Wait, we understand that this sounds odd because Moscow is the world’s second most congested city, and there are always traffic jams. But this time, the incident was actually a cyberattack by a group of premeditated and organized hackers. Someone hacked #YandexTaxi and ordered all… Source link

Yandex Taxi is however owned and operated by Russia’s largest IT corporation Yandex. Yandex is the equivalent of the Russian Google. Europe has thus far sanctioned the company’s co-founder Arkady Volozh, because of accusations that Yandex is “de-ranking and removing content critical of the Kremlin, such as content related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.” No one yet knows for sure who was behind the Yandex Taxi hack. However the Twitter page of Anonymous TV has taken… Source link

Hackers meddled with ride-hailing service Yandex Taxi to create a two-hour-long traffic jam in the Russian capital. Dozens of drivers working for Yandex Taxi in Moscow likely had a frustrating day. Hackers breached the app, sending dozens of cars to the exact location, forming a traffic jam that lasted up to three hours. Reports on Twitter claim that cars were sent to the Kutuzovsky Prospekt, a major avenue in Moscow. One of the best-known objects in the area is the Stalinist-era building,… Source link

Taxi for Putin! Hackers bring gridlock to Moscow by sending hundreds of cabs to fake pick-up in Russian capital (but was it revenge for Ukraine invasion?) Hackers targeted Yandex Taxi, a taxi-hailing app similar to the likes of Uber They sent hundreds of driver to the same pick-up point on Kutuzovsky Prospekt  The huge 10-lane road runs into the centre of the Russian capital was gridlocked No one has taken credit for the back, but comes as Russia wages war on Ukraine The two… Source link

Russia has been one of the prime targets of hackers since the country waged war against Ukraine. The latest attack was targeted against a ride-hailing service Yandex Taxi. The news was first published on Reddit.com. For your information, Yandex Taxi is owned by Yandex, Russia’s leading IT corporation, also called Russian Google. It is worth noting that the EU sanctioned the company’s co-founder Arkady Volozh for “de-ranking and removing” content related to Russian aggression… Source link

Aas said sanctions have the greatest effect when they are enacted with all the EU member states, but the government is still discussing a ban. “Today, the Estonian government has not imposed any additional restrictions in addition to the European Union’s sanctions, but discussions on these possibilities will certainly continue in the government in the coming days,” the minister said. At the beginning of February, the Data Protection Inspectorate advised people to avoid using the app-based… Source link

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Yandex Announces Completion of Restructuring of its Taxi Group Assets Moscow, Amsterdam, December 21, 2021 – Yandex (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that it has completed the previously announced restructuring of the ownership of MLU B.V., its joint venture with Uber (“MLU”). The restructuring was completed in two stages: … Source link