American Gas Pump Stations targeted by cybercriminals
Several researchers from different companies, including Trend Micro, have detected an increment in cyberattacks to Gas Pump Monitoring Systems in the US. Apparently, Automated tank gauges (ATGs) manufactured by Veeder-Root are vulnerable to remote cyber attacks, and cybercriminals are using Shodan to find and attack them.
References:
- 10/02/2015 trendmicro.com Is Anonymous Attacking Internet Exposed Gas Pump Monitoring Systems in US?
- 11/02/2015 securityaffairs.co Unknown hackers hit Gas Pump Monitoring Systems in the US