US Secret Service Busts Massive SIM Card Network Threatening New York Telecom

New York: The United States Secret Service announced that it has dismantled a network of more than 100,000 SIM cards that had the potential to disrupt New York’s telecommunications network ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

According to the Secret Service, these SIM cards could have been used not only for making threatening phone calls but also to carry out telecommunications attacks such as shutting down mobile phone towers, jamming mobile services, and facilitating secret communication among criminals.

The UN General Assembly session began on Tuesday in New York, where US President Donald Trump also delivered a speech.

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The Secret Service stated that the confiscated SIM cards were located within a 35-mile (56-kilometer) radius of the UN meeting venue. As a result, the agency took immediate action to prevent any major disruption to New York’s telecommunications infrastructure.

Further investigations are ongoing, with initial findings revealing that the SIM cards were being used to communicate with individuals under surveillance by federal law enforcement agencies.

Images released by the Secret Service show numerous SIM cards connected to telecommunications devices, highlighting the scale of the operation.