On 17 September, Lebanon witnessed an unprecedented attack when thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah operatives suddenly detonated, resulting in nine fatalities and nearly 3,000 injuries. The following day, a second wave of attacks targeted not only pagers but also handheld radio sets, cellphones, and laptops, causing 20 deaths and over 450 injuries. Since then, Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged rocket fire.

The sophistication of these attacks was alarming. Supply chain networks were infiltrated, and explosives were strategically placed near device batteries, connected to remote command slots for detonation.

Link: https://www.thequint.com/opinion/israel-pager-and-radio-attacks-on-hezbollah-an-era-of-cyber-physical-warfare