"It could be catastrophic to the city" - US Secret Service takes down massive million-dollar network of SIM cards it says was capable of taking down comms across New York

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• A massive communications network was uncovered in New York
• The network is made of 300 servers containing 100,000 SIM cards
• Only part of the network was deployed, with more equipment discovered ready to be added to the network

The US Secret Service has uncovered and dismantled a telecommunications network in New York which may have been used by organized criminals to communicate with foreign state-sponsored actors.