5,300 US automated tank gauges vulnerable to cyberattack

Around 5,300 gas stations in the United States could be vulnerable to a remote cyberattack on the automated tank gauges, causing the pumps to flag alerts or even shut down, reports Ars Technica.

The issue, explains SC Magazine, is that the serial port interfaces in the automated tank gauges (ATG) are not password protected. The research explains that the majority of the vulnerable automated tank gauges can be found in New York, Texas, Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, California, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Tennessee.

5,300 US automated tank gauges vulnerable to cyberattack