Secret Service Stops Plot to Shut Down N.Y.C. Cell Towers During U.N. Assembly

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The Secret Service thwarted a massive illegal telecommunications network capable of disabling cell towers and emergency services in the New York tristate area

“The potential for disruption to our country’s telecommunications posed by this network of devices cannot be overstated,” said U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran

The news comes as the U.N. General Assembly enters its second day, with President Donald Trump slated to address the gathering on Sept. 23

The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a massive telecommunications network used to facilitate threats to the U.S. government, cell towers and emergency services in the New York tristate area.

In an announcement made early on Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Secret Service shared that it discovered active SIM farms — including