"This was a difficult and complex effort to identify the source of these fraudulent calls and the impact on the Secret Service protective mission, McCool said. He emphasized that the recovered devices no longer pose a threat to New York or the surrounding region. Investigators are now working to determine who was behind the network and what their intent was including whether the operation was meant to target the U.N. gathering or interfere with communications used by government and emergency personnel."
"The investigation, carried out with federal, state and local partners, led agents to sites across the tristate area, where they discovered tens of thousands of co-located and networked cellular devices. Authorities said the equipment was capable of carrying out a range of telecommunications attacks. These devices allowed anonymous, encrypted communications between potential threat actors and criminal enterprises, enabling"
"Matt McCool, special agent in charge of the Secret Service's New York Field Office, said on Sept. 23 that the action followed a months-long protective intelligence investigation that began earlier this spring after multiple telecommunications-related threats were directed at senior government officials."
A months-long protective intelligence investigation led to dismantling a vast network of co-located and networked cellular devices across the New York metropolitan and tristate area. The devices were capable of carrying out a range of telecommunications attacks and enabled anonymous, encrypted communications between potential threat actors and criminal enterprises. Authorities recovered tens of thousands of devices and say they no longer pose a threat to New York or the surrounding region. Investigators, working with federal, state and local partners, are seeking to identify those responsible and determine whether the operation targeted the U.N. gathering or government and emergency communications.
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