Mongolian hacker found information about traffic fines

It tells about a Mongolian hacker who hacked the traffic management system and deleted data on fines for traffic violations for a reward. This incident highlights the threat of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.

According to reports, the police in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) arrested a 25-year-old hacker. According to the investigation, for a reward, he destroyed information about fines for traffic violations on the servers of the city’s traffic control center.

Up to 90% of traffic in the Mongolian capital is monitored by video surveillance cameras. Violators are sent fines by mail.

As reported, the hackers deleted the information about issued fines from the servers after dealing with several car owners. The authorities believe that significant damage has been done to the state, and the case is currently under investigation by the Criminal Police Directorate for the Eradication of Internet Crime.

This is not the first time that hackers have attacked the infrastructure for recording violations of traffic rules. For example, in 2014, criminals disabled the system of cameras for recording violations of traffic rules in the Moscow region. In this attack, they successfully deployed malware that disabled 120 of the 144 cameras.

The number of reports of cyberattacks on information systems of state institutions and commercial companies is increasing every year. Today, industrial facilities, transport and telecommunications are increasingly being attacked.