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fromDataBreaches.Net
2 days ago

U.S. Secret Service disrupts telecom network that threatened NYC during U.N. General Assembly - DataBreaches.Net

Secret Service dismantled SIM farms in the New York tri-state area containing 300 servers and over 100,000 SIM cards capable of massive, disruptive text messaging attacks.
US news
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Secret Service Says It Destroyed a Secret Cell Phone Doomsday Device in NYC

A criminal network of devices and SIM infrastructure capable of disabling New York City's cellular network and sending massive encrypted messages was uncovered and neutralized.
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

US uncovers 100,000 SIM cards that could have "shut down" NYC cell network

The gear was identified as part of a Secret Service investigation into "anonymous telephonic threats" made against several high-ranking US government officials, but the setup seems designed for something larger than just making a few threats. The Secret Service believes that the system could have been capable of activities like "disabling cell phone towers, enabling denial of services attacks and facilitating anonymous, encrypted communication between potential threat actors and criminal enterprises."
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fromUSA TODAY
3 days ago

Secret Service foils plot that could have caused dangerous cell phone blackout

Secret Service dismantled a telecommunications network with 100,000 SIM cards and 300 SIM servers near the UN General Assembly that could disable NYC cellular service.
US politics
fromDailywire
3 days ago

Secret Service Dismantles 'Imminent' Electronic Threat Ahead Of Trump UN Speech

Secret Service dismantled a New York-area network of over 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards that threatened telecom systems and senior federal officials.
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