Iranian Hackers May have Infiltrated Into US Gas Station Systems: Report

A customer pumps gas into his car at a Chevron station in Los Angeles, California. Gas prices have surged to a national average of $4.45 a gallon, a 4-year high, as tensions in the Middle East continue. Gasoline in California is over $6 a gallon. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty)

Iranian hackers could have effected a series of breaches of US systems that keep a tab on amount of fuel in storage tanks that feed gas stations across states, CNN reported.

US officials suspect such breaches, and the hackers have probably infiltrated automatic tank gauge systems that were reportedly not password protected, according to the CNN exclusive.