Hackers have disabled the cost for gasoline at the pump US

In Detroit, the hackers managed to access the control system of the gas station and turn off the fee for gasoline. As a result, was stolen more than 600 gallons of gasoline, which is about 2270 liters. This was told local channel Fox 2 Detroit.

Yet exploited the vulnerability through the gas station managed to pass a dozen cars. The total damage has reached 1 800 USD. The staff filling is not immediately able to cope with the problem, a system that controls pumps, did not respond to the actions of staff. Only an hour and a half “the attraction of unprecedented generosity” was stopped by “emergency kit”.

Currently, police are investigating the incident. According to preliminary data, the attackers used a “remote device” to crack filling at 13:00, that is, “in broad daylight”.


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