{"id":2343073,"date":"2024-09-18T18:26:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T22:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/company-linked-to-exploding-pagers-identified-raising-more-questions\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T18:29:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T22:29:18","slug":"company-linked-to-exploding-pagers-identified-raising-more-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/company-linked-to-exploding-pagers-identified-raising-more-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Company Linked to Exploding Pagers Identified, Raising More Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcompany-linked-to-exploding-pagers-identified-raising-more-questions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343073&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a duplex \u2063located in a quiet area \u200bof Budapest, Hungary, lies the \u2063headquarters of BAC Consulting, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-dccc-fundraiser-lobbied-for-chinese-military-tied-company-on-pentagon-blacklist\/\" title=\"Top DCCC fundraiser advocated for Chinese military-linked firm on Pentagon blacklist\">company implicated<\/a> in the manufacture of pagers\u200d that exploded during coordinated attacks in Lebanon, resulting in numerous casualties. These attacks,\u200d believed to be part of an Israeli operation against Hezbollah, involved bombings that claimed the lives of at least 12 people, including children, and injured many more. The pagers, supplied by BAC, carried the brand name of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, which confirmed it had authorized BAC to use its trademark, \u2064emphasizing that BAC alone\u200d was responsible for the design and manufacturing of the devices.<\/p>\n<p>Hungarian officials stated that the pagers had never been \u200cin Hungary and labeled BAC as merely a trading intermediary with no local manufacturing operations. Despite this, news of their involvement has raised concerns. The company, registered in May 2022, reported modest revenues, and its CEO, Cristiana B\u00e1rsony-Arcidiacono, has a background in international\u2062 consulting. Efforts to reach her for comment were unsuccessful.\u2064 The Hungarian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a> services are\u200b reportedly cooperating with international partners regarding the attacks, asserting no risk to\u2062 Hungary\u2019s national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is linked to the manufacture of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria as part of an apparent Israeli operation against the Hezbollah militant group.<\/p>\n<p>BAC Consulting s the ground floor of the modest building in Budapest with other enterprises. On Wednesday morning, Associated Press journalists saw the names of multiple companies, including BAC, posted on pieces of printer paper and taped in a window.<\/p>\n<p>In a corporate registry, the company listed 118 official functions, including sugar and oil production, retail jewelry sales and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-shortages-disrupt-school-lunches\/\" title=\"Food Shortages Disrupt School Lunches\">natural gas extraction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BAC reportedly supplied the thousands of devices that killed at least 12 people, including two children, and wounded about 2,800 on Tuesday in a coordinated attack that Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bible-prophecy-fulfilled-earthquake-strikes-on-day-attack-against-israel-by-iran-hezbollah-was-anticipated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More attacks were reported Wednesday, when walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in multiple parts of Lebanon. The second wave of attacks killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 450, the Health Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Taiwanese company whose brand appears on the pagers, Gold Apollo, said Wednesday that it had authorized the use of its name on the devices.<\/p>\n<p>BAC was authorized &ldquo;to use our brand trademark for product sales in designated regions, but the design and manufacturing of the products are solely the responsibility of BAC,&rdquo; Gold Apollo said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A Hungarian government spokesman said the pagers were never in Hungary and that BAC Consultants merely acted as an intermediary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Authorities have confirmed that the company in question is a trading intermediary, with no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-new-regulation-make-1-million-jobs-vanish-according-manufacturing-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manufacturing<\/a> or operational site in Hungary. It has one manager registered at its declared address, and the referenced devices have never been in Hungary,&rdquo; Zolt&aacute;n Kov&aacute;cs posted Wednesday on X. He did not say where the pagers were manufactured.<\/p>\n<p>Hungarian national security services were cooperating with international partners, and the matter posed no national security risk to Hungary, he added.<\/p>\n<p>BAC Consulting, which was registered as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-quits-progressive-mypillow-competitor-two-months-after-launch\/\" title=\"David Hogg Quits Progressive MyPillow Competitor Two Months After Launch\">limited liability company<\/a> in May 2022, brought in $725,000 in revenue in 2022 and $593,000 in 2023, according to the company registry.<\/p>\n<p>Its CEO is Cristiana B&aacute;rsony-Arcidiacono, who describes herself on LinkedIn as a strategic adviser and business developer with a doctorate.<\/p>\n<p>The AP attempted to reach B&aacute;rsony-Arcidiacono by  and social media sites, but received no response. It was not clear what connection, if any, she or BAC had to the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Among other positions, B&aacute;rsony-Arcidiacono&rsquo;s LinkedIn page said she serves on the board of directors of the Earth Child Institute, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-popular-online-retailer-admits-cases-child-labor-found-supply-chain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sustainability<\/a> group. But the group does not list B&aacute;rsony-Arcidiacono among its board members on its website.<\/p>\n<p>She also writes that she is a strategic adviser for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lithuania-tells-users-to-ditch-chinese-phones-over-censorship-fears\/\" title=\"Lithuania Tells Users To Ditch Chinese Phones Over Censorship Fears\">major international organizations<\/a> such as the International Atomic Energy Agency and the CARE humanitarian agency, as well as for venture capital firms.<\/p>\n<p>The IAEA confirmed that a person by B&aacute;rsony-Arcidiacono&rsquo;s name was an intern with the agency for nine months in 2008 and 2009. The other relationships could not be immediately confirmed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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BAC Consulting occupies the ground floor of this unassuming building alongside other businesses. On Wednesday morning, journalists from the Associated Press observed several companies&#8217; names, including BAC&#8217;s, displayed on printer paper taped to a window. According to corporate records, BAC has 118 official roles listed, which range from sugar and oil production to retail jewelry sales and natural gas extraction.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that BAC supplied thousands of devices involved in coordinated attacks that resulted in at least 12 fatalities\u2014two being children\u2014and approximately 2,800 injuries on Tuesday; Hezbollah and the Lebanese government have attributed these attacks to Israel. Additional assaults were reported on Wednesday when walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded across various locations in Lebanon. This second wave resulted in at least 14 deaths and over 450 injuries according to the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The Taiwanese firm Gold Apollo, whose brand is featured on the pagers, stated on Wednesday that it had permitted its name&#8217;s use for these devices. They clarified that while BAC was authorized &#8220;to use our brand trademark for product sales in designated regions,&#8221; they bear no responsibility for design or manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Hungarian government asserted that these pagers were never present in Hungary and described BAC Consultants as merely an intermediary. Zolt\u00e1n Kov\u00e1cs posted on X stating: &#8220;Authorities have confirmed that this company acts as a trading intermediary with no manufacturing or operational site within Hungary.&#8221; He did not disclose where the pagers were produced but mentioned cooperation between Hungarian national security services and international partners regarding this issue posed no national security threat.<\/p>\n<p>BAC Consulting was registered as a limited liability company in May 2022 with reported revenues of $725,000 for 2022 and $593,000 for 2023 according to business records. Its CEO is Cristiana B\u00e1rsony-Arcidiacono who identifies herself as a strategic adviser with a doctorate degree on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>The AP attempted to contact B\u00e1rsony-Arcidiacono via email and social media but received no reply; her connection\u2014if any\u2014to the attacks remains unclear. Her LinkedIn profile claims she serves on Earth Child Institute\u2019s board\u2014a sustainability organization\u2014but her name does not appear among its listed board members online.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, she states she advises major international organizations like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and CARE humanitarian agency along with venture capital firms; however, IAEA confirmed only an internship by someone named B\u00e1rsony-Arcidiacono lasting nine months from 2008-2009 without further verification available regarding her other claimed affiliations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4b2e698e748246638f7af66278f5a71b-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41180,41179,35913,35280,41181],"class_list":["post-2343073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-company-news","tag-exploding-pagers","tag-investigative-report","tag-safety-concerns","tag-technology-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/4b2e698e748246638f7af66278f5a71b-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}