The massive pager explosions in Lebanon, reported in the media on the evening of September 17, may have actually been triggered by a cyberattack, Igor Bederov, head of T.Hunter’s information and analytical research department, told socialbites.ca.
“The version of the Israeli intelligence services about the explosion of pagers as a result of a hacker attack really has a basis. I roughly imagine the following scenario: the attackers first disabled or blocked the operation of the controller responsible for emergency shutdown of the battery in case of overheating, and then applied a high load to the processor. The high load on the processor also puts a high load on the battery, the battery overheats and an explosion occurs,” the expert explained.
He also added that pagers have rather primitive software, so it is easier to influence it from the outside than the operating systems of smartphones. Bederov also noted that pagers most likely use old-generation lithium-polymer batteries, which are notoriously less reliable than modern lithium-ion batteries.
“However, I doubt that the explosion of the pager would have caused traumatic amputations of fingers and hands, as reported in the media, and that it would have caused injuries to others around the victim. This makes us wonder whether the militants were using pagers and whether they had been replaced by someone beforehand,” he added.
In addition, according to Bederov, users do not notice that the devices are overheating, which makes them doubt the veracity of the version about the explosion of pagers through a cyber attack. According to the expert, battery overheating is not an instantaneous process.
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Source: Gazeta
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