AP: Double-swiping the rewards card led to free gas for months — and a felony theft charge
"Fuel pumps at the station received a software update in November 2022 that managed, among other things, rewards cards. But the company was unaware of a glitch that allowed anyone swiping a rewards card twice to put a gas pump into demonstration mode. In demo mode, the user could pump gas at no cost."
https://apnews.com/article/gas-pump-glitch-28000-nebraska-29f36cfa9846e18daea309b79145c5b7
#bug #gasoline #crime
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