Taiwanese security officials have stated that there is no record of Gold Apollo pagers being shipped to Lebanon or the Middle East. This comes in response to the use of the company's devices in a deadly attack targeting Hezbollah.
According to a senior Taiwanese security official, Gold Apollo shipped approximately 260,000 pagers from Taiwan between the beginning of 2022 and August 2024. The majority of these shipments were destined for the United States and Australia.
Gold Apollo's founder and chairperson, Hsu Ching-kuang, mentioned that a distributor was responsible for providing the pagers used in the attack. The company clarified that the AR-924 model pagers, which were reportedly used, were designed and manufactured by Budapest-based BAC Consulting KFT.
Speculation has arisen regarding the utilization of low-tech wireless communication devices in the attack, as several photos from Lebanon circulating on social media show damaged Gold Apollo pagers. The attack resulted in multiple casualties and left thousands injured.
