The whole story is about how a cyberattack can make pager devices explode.

No matter how realistic the assumption or even the hypotheses are, it is necessary to provide a logical construction explaining why telecommunications parenting services can be targeted during the attack. So, here is the theory:

Targeting the Signal Infrastructure.

Pagers are relatively low-tech devices that function mainly with the help of wireless infrastructure, namely a tower or a central transmitter over which a signal is dispatched to the pagers. If such an infrastructure is compromised or some unscrupulous people use a nonpermit frequency transmission, such signal/pager networks will fail in the most un-coordinated manner.

Where does the explosion come from? The derivation comes from this controlling of wireless signals, for the attacker can give commands or even coercive electric pulse that abridges the fast heating of the components of the device, especially the battery, which raises the general temperature and goes boom. In this instance, if all the devices in the infrastructure network depend on the same infrastructure, their functional capacity can be drawn down simultaneously by the attack.

Attack on Embedded Software (Firmware).

Working behind a pager is a piece of embedded software (firmware) that dictates the rules of how the device will function. When these devices are brought to the cyberattack stage, malicious software will be embedded due to an attack. A corner in the installed firmware can be abused to manipulate the device’s workings.

How does the explosion happen? This aggression in tampering with the device software could result in solid deviation from the ideal power profile or bypass of the device’s controller features. For example, the devices may suddenly apply maximum voltage to the battery, which overheats and eventually explodes. When all the devices run the same firmware version, this attack may affect all the devices simultaneously.

Abuse of Electric Power.

Numerous devices incorporate lithium-ion batteries, prone to voltage spikes during high-frequency charge/discharge cycles. Over a cyber warfare attack, the battery management system could be coerced into over-discharging or applying extreme charges, which make the battery overheat and eventually rupture.

How does the explosion happen? The attack may also focus on the device’s Power Management Unit. To this unit, any command can be sent that turns off overcharge protection or induces a battery defect, which could then lead to a rapid increase in battery temperature, thus exploding the device.

Targeting of Devices with Very High Frequencies.

Conceptually, high-frequency electromagnetic radiations, which are way beyond communication range, could be used in combat against electronic devices. Such out-of-range frequencies would create fine mechanical movements on some components of a device or a sudden rise in the emissive energy received, proposing burns or thermal damage.

How does the explosion happen? Firstly, high-frequency radio emission with considerable power may couple with the device’s internal circuitry, resulting in a rapid temperature increase, which may cause the components’ disintegration. If extensively transmitted, this signal would have all devices within the coverage area getting some effect simultaneously.

Operationalizing The Weaknesses of General Purpose Devices.

As regards the above devices in use, if all the devices have the same internal configuration or battery type, all the devices will have the same vulnerabilities. A cyberattack that aims to focus on such a weakness of internal structure or electrical parts can bring all devices down at once.

How does the explosion happen? Considering the vulnerabilities in every network, the attack could be successful by activating all devices attached to the same network so that numerous devices fail simultaneously. In such a situation, where such devices are clustered in one area, the explosion could be considerable to the point of attracting everyone’s very close attention.

Conclusion

The simultaneous explosion of pagers and other wireless devices could only be accomplished by applying additional technologies that combine the manipulation of wireless signals with some electrical power or firmware/system software manipulations. Such attacks require significant knowledge and understanding of how these gadgets work. The attack was orchestrated since it targeted many devices simultaneously, causing much more damage.