Electronic Gas Stations

Electronic Gas Stations (EGS) is a Russian‑based organisation that operates electronic gas stations. The company’s primary activity is the dispensing of gasoline and diesel through automated pump systems. Its headquarters are located in Russia, and it is known publicly by the alias Electronic Gas Stations or the acronym EGS. The organisation’s stations are equipped with electronic cash registers that generate receipts for each transaction. This reliance on digital infrastructure defines its core business model.

In January 2018, a malware campaign specifically targeted EGS’s electronic gas stations, altering pump software to overcharge customers by between three and seven percent per gallon while secretly diverting a portion of the pumped fuel to hidden tanks. The scheme was carried out with the collusion of station operators, who issued falsified receipts to conceal the theft and later resold the siphoned fuel. Russian authorities arrested the hacker Denis Zayev, who had developed and deployed the malicious software used in the attack. The incident highlighted vulnerabilities in the electronic control systems that EGS employs across its stations, particularly in the Southern Russia region where the fraud occurred. No further details about the organisation’s size, ownership structure, or subsidiary relationships are provided in the available sources.