Detroit man steals 800 gallons using Bluetooth to hack gas pumps at station

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Detroit man steals 800 gallons using Bluetooth to hack gas pumps at station
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those boxes for entering buildings

do you mean doors ?

He likely means card readers.

In buildings in some cities, entry ways for big buildings often have an emergency access box somewhere near the door. If police or the fire department need to gain entry, they have a master key that will let them access the lockbox and the lockbox will contain keys to the door.

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It's a lockbox that is mounted near the door that contains a key to said door or an override used by emergency services such as the fire department. The boxes are all keyed the same.

I can't think of the term for them, but they have a keypad and other buttons to call in and unlock the door, often along with things for postal and emergency services to get in if required.

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