The Secret Service announced it shut down a covert telecom network in New York that could have hurt cell towers, disrupted communications, and flooded networks near the United Nations.
In the largest seizure of its kind, the U.S. Secret Service announced Tuesday that the agency found active SIM farms at abandoned apartment buildings located at more than five sites.
“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 U.S. Secret Service said it located and dismantled a network of telecommunications devices near the United Nations in New York City that were capable of taking down the cellular network in the tristate
It''s part of a troubling trend. The discovery of thousands of devices that could have wiped out communications in New York City comes after a series of cyberattacks targeting the United States.
The network was uncovered as part of a broader Secret Service investigation into telecommunications threats targeting senior government officials, according to investigators.
The Secret Service said it found over 300 SIM servers, 100,000 SIM cards and other illicit materials in multiple sites surrounding New York City ahead of the U.N. General Assembly.
Officials said they haven''t uncovered a direct plot to disrupt the U.N. General Assembly and note there are no known credible threats to New York City.
The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a massive hidden telecom network in New York. Investigators say the system could have crippled cell towers and jammed 911 calls.
A thwarted plot to cripple the telecommunications system in New York was bigger than investigators first realized, adding to the urgency of their search for answers, sources told ABC News.
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