They 100% had a explosive added inside. Batteries cannot explode like *that*.

diggan · 2024-09-17T15:03:29 1726585409

Assuming a lithium battery and control over the firmware+power draw, couldn't you theoretically make the battery output more charge than safe, leading to at least overheating and maybe more?

I also find it unlikely this was just a remote attack rather than supply chain, but with little to no details we can only assume for now.

mminer237 · 2024-09-17T15:05:38 1726585538

Yes, but compare a phone's much larger lithium battery exploding: https://youtu.be/8nz5ijXcckI?si=jpZOWIs3BIQTvVt2&t=31

With a Hezbollah pager exploding: https://x.com/DrEliDavid/status/1836037485492629605

tamimio · 2024-09-17T16:11:13 1726589473

Thanks for the videos, obviously something extra was added.

viraptor · 2024-09-17T15:08:40 1726585720

Not really. This is about the worst your can do with a lithium battery in practice https://youtu.be/oieH2wwDGzo and that's a proper short in something way bigger than a pager. They don't explode like these were reported to.