The US Secret Service said on Monday, September 22, that federal agents have dismantled a network of devices – 300 SIM card servers and 100,000 SIM cards – in the New York area that were used to threaten senior US government officials, with indications of foreign involvement. According to a statement, federal agents recovered over 300 SIM card servers and 100,000 SIM cards at several locations within a 35-mile radius of New York City.
The Secret Service acted swiftly to thwart the plot, aware that any attack could have severely disrupted New York as world leaders convene for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
“The potential for disruption to our country’s telecommunications posed by this network of devices cannot be overstated,” Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in the st