Secret Service says it dismantled extensive telecom threat in NYC area

The U.S. Secret Service announced it disrupted a network of over 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards in the New York area that it said could enable anonymous encrypted communications, facilitate criminal activity, and potentially disable cellular service—threats that were described as potentially targeting U.S. officials and the U.N. General Assembly; multiple federal and local agencies participated in the investigation, while outside cybersecurity experts expressed skepticism about the scale and intent of the operation.