"Officials briefed on the matter told CNN they suspected Iranian nationals were behind multiple breaches of the devices which are online but not password protected. Hackers were able, in some cases, to tamper with display readings."
No point really, There are no shortages and won't be, this is just a pump and dump scheme. The roaring 20's are back and the blackholes are sucking up all the wealth
"Officials briefed on the matter told CNN they suspected Iranian nationals were behind multiple breaches of the devices which are online but not password protected. Hackers were able, in some cases, to tamper with display readings."
What a lame 'hack'.
if you can read what is on display, at scale, you can come up with an estimate of nationwide fuel holdings, and useage rate over time.
when you are engaged in attrition based on fuel scarcity, it is a metric of tactical value.
No point really, There are no shortages and won't be, this is just a pump and dump scheme. The roaring 20's are back and the blackholes are sucking up all the wealth