‘SIM Farms’ Are a Spam Plague. A Giant One in New York Threatened US Infrastructure, Feds Say
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Feed Name: WIRED Security
Date Published: 2025-09-23
Date Updated: 2026-04-26
Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess
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A federal investigation reportedly revealed a large SIM farm—including hundreds of MobileX SIM cards—allegedly used to swat U.S. officials; MobileX pledged cooperation with law enforcement, and experts emphasize that swatters exploit criminal proxy infrastructure, illustrating how cybercrime operations can rapidly escalate.
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