Thousands of beepers and two-way radios exploded in attacks against Hezbollah, but mainstream consumer devices like smartphones aren’t likely to be weaponized the same way.

Yesterday, pagers used by Hezbollah operatives exploded simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least a dozen people and injuring thousands. Today brought another mass detonation in Lebanon, this time involving walkie-talkies.

Hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members blew up nearly simultaneously in an attack that tops a series of covert assassinations and cyber-attacks in the region.

Residents of Lebanon's capital Beirut expressed concern over their personal electronic devices , after a wave of attacks involving exploding pagers and walkie-talkies

“The average person doesn’t need to worry about potential risks like plastic explosives from a supply chain attack aimed at a specific group of people. While such events are unsettling, there is no known threat to everyday people,” Daniel Card, fellow of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

The attack on the militant group has prompted several investigations into the supply chain behind the devices that detonated this week.