By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
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SDNY MAG COURT REPORT, Dec 20 - In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 20, a detention or bond proceeding was held by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on a man charged with hacking into the taxi assignment system at JFK Airport.
Inner City Press was present. Related Mag Court live-tweeted thread (more on Patreon here) vlog here
Earlier in the day, the US Attorney's Office announced "unsealing of an Indictment charging DANIEL ABAYEV and PETER LEYMAN with two counts of conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The Indictment charges that ABAYEV and LEYMAN hacked the electronic taxi dispatch system (the “Dispatch System”) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (“JFK”). Taxi drivers are required to wait in a holding lot at JFK before they are dispatched to pick up a fare. A computer system ensures that taxis are dispatched in the order in which they arrived. ABAYEV and LEYMAN conspired with Russian nationals to hack the Dispatch System and move certain taxis to the front of the line, in exchange for payment."
The Assistant US Attorney told Judge Gorenstein his Office agreed to release on bond of $100,000, with computer monitoring software, while noting Leyman has an app on his phone to check his diabetes. Afterward, the case was still listed as Unassigned, though there was mention of District Judge Paul A. Crotty.
Lead- and co-defendant Daniel Abayev was also released on $100,000 bond.
The case is US v. Abayev, et al., 22-cr-655 (Gorenstein)
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