"The US Secret Service says it has disrupted a network of devices used to carry out assassination threats against US officials and for anonymous communications between threat actors, according to a report from NBC News. In the Tuesday announcement, the agency revealed that it uncovered the network within a 35-mile radius of the United Nations General Assembly, which started this week."
"The Secret Service began its investigation in the spring following "multiple telecommunications-related imminent threats directed towards senior US government officials." Over the course of its investigation, the agency found over 300 SIM card servers and 100,000 SIM cards in five locations throughout the New York area. As reported by CBS News, officials said the servers were capable of processing 30 million text messages per minute, adding that the system was "well organized and well funded.""
""This network had the potential to disable cellphone towers and essentially shut down the cellular network in New York City," Matt McCool, the head of the Secret Service New York Field Office, said in a video announcing the news. McCool added that early analysis suggests cellular communications between foreign actors and "individuals that are known to law enforcement." The agency is currently investigating whether the potential threat actors planned to use the network to disrupt communications during the UN General Assembly."
The US Secret Service uncovered and disrupted a network of devices within a 35-mile radius of the United Nations General Assembly used to carry out assassination threats against US officials. The agency found over 300 SIM card servers and 100,000 SIM cards across five New York locations. The devices could have disabled cellphone towers and emergency communications, potentially shutting down the cellular network. Servers could process 30 million texts per minute and were described as well organized and well funded. Investigators are assessing links between foreign actors and known individuals and whether the network was to be used during the UN General Assembly.
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