The US Secret Service says it has dismantled 300+ SIM card servers in the NYC area that could have disrupted communications ahead of the UN General Assembly
Federal agents dismantled a network of devices in the New York area that was used to threaten senior US government officials …
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The secret service has allegedly dismantled something very bizarre near the UN. [image]
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The Secret Service dismantled a network of more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards in the New York-area that were capable of crippling telecom systems and carrying out anonymous telephonic attacks, disrupting the threat before world leaders arrived for the UN General [ima…
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Donald Trump addresses UN general assembly as US allies recognize Palestinian statehood. US president speaks during summit in New York and will participate in high-stakes bilateral meetings with leaders from Ukraine and Argentina. — www.theguardian.com/us-news/ live...
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“clustered within 35 miles (56km) of the United Nations” is another way of saying “not even in the same city as the United Nations” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2025...
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this is odd. Secret Service says they found and dismantled a “hidden telecom network” in NYC consisting of 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards they claim “could have crippled cell towers, jammed 911 calls and flooded networks with chaos at the very moment the city was most vul…
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Kind of mad that they're only distributing photos of this in postcard size. I want to zoom in! — www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/ rel... [image]
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Never seen anything like this in my 64 years of life where the executive branch (not the FBI) tampers with telecommunications systems. I hope Congress will request a follow-up commission with the FCC and DHS to see the evidences that justified this action. — www.secretservice.…
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Ooo... industrialized fraud tech enters the the large scale geopolitical disruption game >> — Federal agents dismantled a network of devices in the New York area that was used to threaten senior US government officials and bore signs of foreign involvement www.bloomberg.com/new…
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The press release is here: www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/ rel... Some images are below: [embedded post]
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“While forensic examination of these devices is ongoing, early analysis indicates cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement.” — Just say RUSSIA, you guys. www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/ rel...
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