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The US Secret Service on Tuesday announced that federal agents have dismantled a network of devices in the New York area capable of crippling telecom systems and conducting anonymous telephonic attacks. The discovery comes as world leaders converge in the city for the UN General Assembly.

According to a statement by the agency, agents uncovered more than 300 SIM card servers and roughly 100,000 SIM cards at multiple locations within a 35-mile radius of New York City. The devices, officials said, could facilitate a wide range of attacks, including disabling cell towers, enabling denial-of-service attacks, and allowing encrypted anonymous communications between potential threat actors and criminal networks.

Sean Curran, Director of the US Secret Service, highlighted the

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