New Delhi, May 16 -- Amid ongoing tensions between the US and Iran, several US officials now suspect Iranian hackers are behind a series of breaches of systems that monitor fuel levels in storage tanks serving gas stations across multiple states.

According to a CNN report on Friday, the hackers responsible exploited automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems that were exposed online and left unprotected by passwords, according to sources. In some cases, this allowed them to alter display readings on the tanks, though not the actual fuel levels.

While the cyber intrusions do not typically cause physical damage or harm, the breaches have raised safety concerns because gaining access to an ATG could potentially allow a hacker to trigger a gas leak...