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
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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.
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.