U.S. Secret Service dismantles imminent telecommunications threat in New York tristate area

  • The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a large network of SIM servers and SIM cards in the New York area that was enabling anonymous threats and potentially telecom attacks.
  • The operation happened just before the UN General Assembly, with forensic analysis showing possible connections to nation-state actors and known criminal groups.
  • Over 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards were seized; the investigation remains ongoing.
  • Multiple agencies participated due to the risk of major disruption to New York’s telecommunications infrastructure.

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Edward Kiledjian @ekiledjian