Pager Attacks Show Hezbollah Became Too Big To Keep Its Secrets - And Failed To Learn Basics Of Encryption

"Hezbollah has long been a secretive organization. In 2006, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon, an Israeli officer said the Iran-backed militia "rigorously maintained a high level of encryption" to avoid interception of radio and phone calls…According to United Against Nuclear Iran, an NGO, their Icom IC-V82 radios – reportedly Chinese copies of the Japanese brand – had been in service with the group’s elite Radwan Force commandos for two years."