Hackers attack gas stations, stealing more than 2300 liters of gasoline in the US

Two suspects attacked a gas station in Detroit, USA in the middle of the day and stole nearly 2,300 liters of gasoline worth about $ 1800. The incident lasted 90 minutes, gas station staff knew but could not interfere.

The two thieves used some remote control devices to take control of the pump nozzle and control of the gas station staff. According to investigators, they attacked the fuel management software system used by the gas station.

After the burglary happened, at least 10 vehicles after the benefit of pouring gas without paying.

Gas station staff said that when they discovered the attack, they tried to stop the phone on the screen and the system, but they did not. Eventually they had to use the emergency system to stop the operation of the gas station. Immediately after receiving reports of the theft, local police immediately tracked down these two hackers.

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A fueled tree in the US.

In the US, gas stations mainly operate automatically and are managed by software connected to banks via the Internet. Without a gas pump, the buyer swiped the card to pay and pump the fuel himself.

For a long time, these systems have been warned to contain vulnerabilities, hackers can take advantage of illegal attacks to regulate gas prices or steal fuel. These types of software are old, the web-based interface should be considered as a potential target for hackers.

The incident in Detroit is not the first gasoline theft in the United States. Previously, a Texas man was also accused of using a remote control tool to steal $ 800 worth of gasoline. The last time in mid-June, a BP employee in New Jersey stole more than $ 300,000 of the company's fuel money by interfering with computer data for years.

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