Your Info’s Gone! 😱 Gas Station Hack!

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Now, listen. Three hundred and seventy-seven thousand and eighty-two folks – that’s more than a rootin’ tootin’ small town – are gettin’ a letter. A letter tellin’ ‘em somebody poked around where they shouldn’t have. Gulshan Management Services, runs them Handi Plus and Handi Stop stations… they got themselves a scrape.

Seems some fellas with more smarts than sense – or maybe just less morals – found a hole in their computer system. A hole big enough to drive a truckload of trouble through. Happened back in September, ’25, but the dust is just now settlin’, and it ain’t pretty. Like a busted watermelon on a hot day.

They got over a hundred and fifty of these stations scattered around. Folks stopping for gas and a stale donut, never figurin’ their names, their numbers, their whole lives might be floatin’ around in the ether. 🙄

What did these fellas snag? Well, near about everything. Names, Social Security numbers – a fella’s life story, practically. Driver’s licenses, addresses… the things you need to be somebody, just handed over on a silver platter. And they’re mumblin’ about money, sayin’ maybe, maybe not. It’s like tryin’ to milk a stubborn cow – you get what you get.

The state boys – the Attorney Generals – they got themselves notified, as is required when a mess like this gets made. Gotta cover your tracks, even if you’ve already fallen in the mud.

Now Gulshan, they’re sendin’ letters, offerin’ free credit watchin’. Like a band-aid on a broken leg. It’s somethin’, I reckon, but it don’t fix the worry gnawin’ at folks’ guts. They’re sayin’ keep an eye on your credit, freeze your accounts…basically, lock down everything because someone else has your keys. 🔑

Seems simple enough, right? But this ain’t a simple thing. It’s a reminder that in this world of whizz-bang technology, a fella’s privacy is about as secure as a screen door on a submarine. You just gotta be careful, and maybe, just maybe, avoid that stale donut.

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2026-01-10 13:22