Explosives activated by wireless network signals were discovered during the election period
According to a report released by the Indonesian police this week, it has been discovered that terrorists have attached a backup trigger mechanism activated by WIFI to the killer bomb.
These explosives were discovered during a raid conducted earlier this month. This includes a switching mechanism that allows the use of WIFI signals for detonation to prevent the main trigger connected using a SIM card from being obstructed by a police RF signal jammers.
BG Dedi Prasteyo stated that by using these devices, terrorists can easily place bombs in their backpacks. Then they can detonate these bombs from a safe location approximately 1 kilometer away.
Indonesia is currently on high DEFCON, waiting for the announcement of the results of next week's presidential election. These polls ended in April. In recent days, the main opposition candidate, Subianto, has held a rally demanding that the election supervision agency investigate allegations of high-level voter fraud.
Opinion poll experts predict that the current president, Zokovido, will also be re elected. Law enforcement agencies have recently cracked down on many suspected terrorists due to concerns that extremists may cause explosions during planned street protests after the results are announced.
During the raid on Java, JAD members who swore allegiance to the Islamic State were arrested. The raid found a large number of explosives - the same type of explosives used by agents of the Islamic State when they exploded in Sri Lanka, Brussels and Paris.
According to police reports, a bomb maker is one of the arrested terrorists and they are studying this WiFi trigger. Although the use of WIFI signals by such bombs is common in the Middle East, it is the first time such incidents have occurred outside the region.
On Tuesday, DeDi released more details about these bombs in Jakarta. Although Law enforcement in Indonesia law enforcement agencies often use signal cell phone jammer because of bomb threats, only cellular signals will be interfered, which will never affect the wireless network frequency.
Although the range of WiFi signals is different from that of cellular signals, law enforcement agencies have stated that careful placement of enhancers and routers can expand the signal range by more than one kilometer. Although this is good news for those struggling with Wi Fi corners at home, it is a quite worrying prospect for security forces trying to ensure that explosions do not occur.
Dedi stated that interfering with WiFi signals is more difficult than cellular signals, making these WiFi based bombs very dangerous. However, no other details were discussed.
Law enforcement in Indonesia authorities may not have the necessary equipment to flood the wireless network channel, thus ensuring communication interruption. Standard WiFi technology uses many frequency bands, including 60 GHz, 5.9 GHz, 49 GHz, 3.6 GHz, 2.4 GHz, and 900 MHz.
These institutions may also shut down telephone extensions to prevent text messages from passing, which is impossible for Wi Fi repeaters and base stations. These Wi Fi signals can use non-standard none
