There is an analysis that Israel’s ‘QR code’ and ‘barcode’ attacks played a significant role in the virtual neutralization of Hezbollah, a pro-Iran armed group in Lebanon called a ‘state within a state’, by suffering massive casualties. It is said that by using cutting-edge communication technology to leak information on Hezbollah members and residents and using it for attacks, the impact of the airstrikes was increased.
According to AFP, Hezbollah urged Lebanese citizens to destroy Israeli leaflets scattered in eastern Lebanon on the 24th (local time). They warned that the leaflets contain barcodes that could leak personal information, so they should not be scanned. In a statement, Hezbollah claimed that “Zionist enemies (Israel) are distributing leaflets with barcodes in the Bekaa region and could spread them elsewhere.” They added that “Do not open (scan) or distribute the barcodes; destroy them immediately. This code can take all the information.” This means that if Lebanese citizens scan this code with their smartphones, the information on their smartphones could be leaked to Israel.
Lebanese MTV also reported a Hezbollah statement and a photo of an Arabic leaflet that the Israeli army claimed to have dropped. The leaflet, captured in the photo, has the Arabic title “Urgent Warning to Bekaa Residents” and reads, “If you see a building storing Hezbollah weapons, evacuate 1,000 meters away or to a nearby school.” The leaflet’s bottom right corner reads, “Scan the QR code for a map of the area,” and there is a QR code next to the instruction. It is suspected that this was done to encourage Lebanese people, terrified by Israel’s carpet bombing, to scan the QR code with their mobile phones in order to avoid the airstrikes.
Israel continued its attack on the 24th, following the deadliest day since the 2006 war with Lebanon, when Israel repeatedly broadcasted warnings to Hezbollah-held southern Lebanese residents to evacuate. The office of Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makkari told AFP that he had received such messages. Radio stations in southern Lebanon were reportedly hacked by Israel and broadcast the messages.
Paris = Correspondent Jo Eun-ah [email protected]
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