The detonations of pagers in Lebanon were probably caused by malicious messages, Lebanese information security expert Khalil Sehnaoui told RIA Novosti.

Dozens of people were injured when pagers detonated in a suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Such devices are still used by members of the Hezbollah movement in a closed communication system. It is not yet known what caused the simultaneous detonation.

Either the devices… were pre-hacked before they were shipped to Lebanon to create a vulnerability that was later activated… or they had information about the make and model of devices used by Hezbollah, making it easier to create a message that would cause the devices’ software to overheat the hardware

As previously reported by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 2.8 thousand people were injured as a result of detonation of pagers in the country. Hospitals in Beirut, Saida and Tyre are overflowing with victims.

According to a number of media outlets, pagers are used by members of the Hezbollah movement as a closed communication system that is least susceptible to hacking and eavesdropping.

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Well you only get one try and now they shot that moment for minor stuff. Looks like Israel is getting desperate…

If you own anything like an iPhone, better dump it. Boom…

WtR