FBI, Other Agencies Warn Hackers Targeting Gas Stations

The advisory says that groups have targeted automatic tank gauge systems used by gas stations nationwide.

The J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The FBI, Department of Energy, and other federal agencies on Wednesday issued a warning that hackers are targeting systems that are used at gas stations across the country, noting that it has observed malicious activity impacting automatic monitoring systems for fuel and liquid storage.

According to the notice, “recent malicious cyber activity” was observed by U.S. government officials involving “cyber threat actors compromising internet-exposed ATG (automatic tank gauge) systems.”