Alleged Hackers Charged With Highway Robbery, Literally

For over three years the Russian immigrants repeatedly hacked a Department of Transportation website called Safersys.org.

There, the pair would temporarily change the contact information for a legitimate trucking company to an address and phone number under their control.

But instead of transporting the load, Lakes and Berkovich would outsource the job to another trucking company, the feds say, posing as the legitimate company whose identity they'd hijacked. Once the cargo was delivered, the men allegedly invoiced their customer and pocketed the funds.