Ongoing cyber-attacks on automated tank gauges (ATGs) could result in fuel tanks being drained without businesses noticing, the US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has warned. Connected ATGs are widely deployed in gas stations, as well as on military bases, in hospitals, and in manufacturing plants. And it’s not just fuel stores at risk: ATGs are also used in the chemical, food, and agriculture industries.
CISA and other agencies warned that such attacks could lead to the gauges being dangerously compromised, leaving tank owners unaware of leaks or theft of their contents.
The attacks take three forms: authentication bypass and hardcoded credentials, which allow attackers to ga...