technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoLebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagerswww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkLebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagerswww.aljazeera.comtechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareZer0_F0x@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-220 days agoDamn. This must be one of the most terrifying cyber attacks of all time. Like, Mr. Robot level of breach and execution. In that show they rig the UPS batteries of server buildings to blow up, this is basically the same idea on a smaller scale. Either that, or they compromised the manufacturer of the pagers and put small explosive devices in there. Truly legendary and insane.
minus-squarenaturlychee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-220 days agono way it was just the batteries. batteries burn but don’t detonate with shrapnel it was altered devices with explosives added.
minus-squareNightwind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoYeah they got into the supply route and added c4 to all those pagers. Makes me wonder how many pagers or smartphones have added explosives still.
Damn. This must be one of the most terrifying cyber attacks of all time. Like, Mr. Robot level of breach and execution.
In that show they rig the UPS batteries of server buildings to blow up, this is basically the same idea on a smaller scale.
Either that, or they compromised the manufacturer of the pagers and put small explosive devices in there. Truly legendary and insane.
no way it was just the batteries.
batteries burn but don’t detonate with shrapnel
it was altered devices with explosives added.
Yeah they got into the supply route and added c4 to all those pagers. Makes me wonder how many pagers or smartphones have added explosives still.