Couple Exploits Broken Transit Ticket Machine for $800k
13 August 2008 - 5:00am
In the wake of a recent scandal with MIT students hacking the subway comes a story of a Long Island couple who stumbled into a glitch in a ticket machine and exploited it for $800,000 in free tickets.
"MTA spokesman Jeremy Soffin said the glitch was exposed when Jordan, using a legitimate debit card from a small California-based bank, First Republic, found it gave her a free ticket.
Soffin said the account linked to the card had insufficient funds and although the bank sent a warning, it was not recognized by the machine, which in turn dispensed a ticket.
'It was sort of a freak incident,' he said. 'That someone looking to steal from the MTA happened to stumble on this is extremely obscure.'"
Source:
Newsday, August 12, 2008
»
- Login or register to post comments
- Email this page
- "Rescue" Bill for New York's Mass Transit - Jun 05, 2009
- New Yorkers Commute IKEA Style - Jul 09, 2008
- Low Cost Bus Carriers Competing For Travelers - Apr 29, 2008
- New York City to Debut Bus Rapid Transit - Mar 27, 2008
- The Remarkable Rezoning of NYC - Nov 16, 2009
“
Short of erasing existing political and jurisdictional boundaries, citizens and officials need to develop the capacity to work across boundaries according to the "problem-sheds" of the land and water issues we face in the 21st century.
”
















