"Cybersecurity Expert Reveals How $13,000 of Fuel Was Stolen From Virginia Gas Station"

Virginia Beach Police are investigating the hacking of a CITGO gas station pump that resulted in the theft of more than $13,600 worth of gas. Two people have been charged in connection with the crime. According to officers, the individuals used a remote device to hack the pump and steal over 400 gallons of fuel in a few hours. The device enabled them to avoid registering the sale with the computer. Scott Gibson, a cybersecurity expert and professor at ECPI University, says the hackers most likely used a laptop to gain access to the gas station's internal web system. They were likely able to access the system by finding vulnerabilities in the station's Wi-Fi or through an employee opening a phishing email. The investigation revealed that the hackers were receiving payment through CashApp and powering on the pumps through their device. Gibson points out that this type of hacking is highly sophisticated and suggests a bigger team may be behind the incident as somebody had to have created the malware and understood the software. This article continues to discuss findings regarding the recent gas station pump hacking incident. 

WTVR reports "Cybersecurity Expert Reveals How $13,000 of Fuel Was Stolen From Virginia Gas Station"