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New York NY, a massive plot to cripple New York City’s telecommunications network was thwarted by the Secret Service just as world leaders were set to arrive for the UN General Assembly. Officials revealed the discovery of a hidden electronic network with the power to jam 911 calls and take down cell towers across the city.
Inside the Secret Plot
This isn’t your average tech bust. Investigators found a trove of sophisticated devices—more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards—at multiple locations within a 35-mile radius of the United Nations headquarters. The potential for chaos was immense.
The network was capable of:
- Jamming cell towers, cutting off critical communication for millions of New Yorkers.
- Flooding networks with up to 30 million spam text messages per minute.
- Preventing 911 calls from going through.
Secret Service Director Sean Curran said the potential for disruption “cannot be overstated.” A special agent compared the potential impact to the cellular blackouts that happened after the 9/11 terror attacks, which crippled communications when they were needed most.
The Investigation
The discovery was part of a larger Secret Service investigation that began in the spring, following threats targeting senior U.S. government officials. While officials haven’t found a direct plot to disrupt the UN General Assembly, the timing and location of the network were “catastrophic.”
When agents raided the locations, they found shelves stacked with SIM cards, with over 100,000 already activated and ready to be used. While the Secret Service hasn’t named a specific group, they suspect that individuals from certain countries were using the system to send encrypted messages to organized crime groups and cartels.
The investigation is ongoing, with forensics still being conducted on the vast number of devices and SIM cards to uncover who was behind this network and what their full intentions were. For now, officials assure the public there is no ongoing threat.
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