Hacker explains: Why are electronics exploding in Lebanon?

No - your smartphone, laptop, or tablet is not at risk at exploding like devices in Lebanon.

While rumors are swirling around the explosions, this appears to be the result of a covert supply chain operation that involved ingenious licensing, electronics design, software, and chemistry.

A supply chain compromise can be subtle, or quite dramatic in this case. The complexity of modern supply chains and licensing are a vulnerability that is difficult to address.

Because of an opaque supply chain, an actor was able to rig explosive devices and distribute them to a target organization, which then operated normally for months before being activated..