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"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

US Secret Service dismantles network of 100,000 SIM cards possibly able to disable cell phone towers ahead of UN General Assembly.

TechRadar

US Secret Service Quietly Dismantles Looming Telecom Threat Near UN Headquarters Targeting Millions in New York

The US Secret Service has dismantled a massive telecom threat near the UN in New York, seizing 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards capable of crippling mobile networks during the General Assembly.

International Business Times UK

How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networks

The U.S. Secret Service has found and is quietly dismantling a massive network of “SIM farms” across the New York area just as world leaders gather for meetings at the United Nations

The Independent UK

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US Says Dismantled Telecoms Shutdown Threat During UN Summit

The US Secret Service said Tuesday it had dismantled a network of electronic devices that could have crashed New York's telecommunications network in an attack ahead of the UN General Assembly.

International Business Times

Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC

The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a massive hidden telecom network in New York

The Independent UK

Trump’s $45M military parade will see 18 miles of fencing and 175 metal detectors installed in DC

‘We’re preparing for an enormous turnout,’ Matt McCool of the Secret Service’s Washington Field office said

The Independent UK

Two suspects arrested for theft of Kristi Noem’s purse, Secret Service says

Noem’s purse was nabbed on Easter Sunday and reportedly contained about $3,000 in cash, her keys and identification

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Suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theft

Officials say a suspect has been arrested in connection with last week's theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse as she ate at a Washington, D

The Independent UK

Can Washington handle two weeks of high-security pomp along with a heavy burst of snow?

For the first time, the District of Columbia is hosting three so-called National Special Security Events in a two-week span: Monday’s congressional certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral win, this week’s state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter and then Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20

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