L4sBotMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoDetroit man steals 800 gallons using Bluetooth to hack gas pumps at stationwww.fox2detroit.comexternal-linkmessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1674arrow-down118file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1656arrow-down1external-linkDetroit man steals 800 gallons using Bluetooth to hack gas pumps at stationwww.fox2detroit.comL4sBotMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square133fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-square@Eezyville@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish32•2 years agoWait so they haven’t caught them yet? The article gave no names. And why do these pumps have Bluetooth? You might as well put in a USB service port.
minus-square@foggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish34•2 years agoUSB is way safer lol. Bluetooth is notoriously bad with security. Especially Bluetooth 4 and earlier. I’d put money on a gas station pumps Bluetooth to not be using the most up to date protocol.
minus-square@foggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-1•2 years agoAh, brilliant. Another expert. Yes, it is how it works. Cheers.
minus-square@some_designer_dude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoThis is the kind of rigorous debate I’m here for.
minus-square@ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish17•2 years agoAt least you can lock a usb port behind an access panel
Wait so they haven’t caught them yet? The article gave no names. And why do these pumps have Bluetooth? You might as well put in a USB service port.
USB is way safer lol.
Bluetooth is notoriously bad with security. Especially Bluetooth 4 and earlier. I’d put money on a gas station pumps Bluetooth to not be using the most up to date protocol.
that’s not how this works
Ah, brilliant. Another expert.
Yes, it is how it works. Cheers.
This is the kind of rigorous debate I’m here for.
At least you can lock a usb port behind an access panel