Secret Service Dismantles Network Threatening NYC Cell Service Near U.N.

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The Secret Service discovered and seized a large illicit network near the U.N. headquarters, capable of disabling cellular networks and conducting encrypted communications, including over 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers, but there was no evidence it threatened the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
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- U.S. Secret Service disrupts telecom network that threatened NYC during U.N. General Assembly CBS News
- Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC AP News
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