Are you at risk? What we know about electronics makers linked to Lebanon blasts

Are you at risk? What we know about electronics makers linked to Lebanon blasts Handheld communication device makers are in damage control after explosions in Lebanon left many dead and injured. The incident highlighted a terrifying new risk: intelligence services can now use devices not only to spy but also to kill. Here’s what we know about the companies behind the products involved: ▪️ Gold Apollo, a Taiwanese maker of alphanumeric pagers and wireless solutions, is at the center of the events after its AR924 series pagers exploded en masse in Lebanon and Syria. Founder Hsu Ching-Kuang told media the pagers were produced by BAC Consulting KFT, a dubious Hungary-based subcontractor registered in 2022 with only one employee, operating from a small residential building in Budapest. ▪️ Hsu says Gold Apollo did not design or manufacture the deadly pagers - thought to have been stuffed with 3 grams of explosives. Reached for commentary, BAC Consulting CEO Cristiana Barsony-Arcidiacono, ... Source: Sputnik International