{"id":2489927,"date":"2025-09-23T08:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/telecoms-network-near-un-meeting-dismantled-secret-service\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:44:51","slug":"telecoms-network-near-un-meeting-dismantled-secret-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/telecoms-network-near-un-meeting-dismantled-secret-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Telecoms network near UN meeting &#8216;dismantled&#8217;: Secret Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftelecoms-network-near-un-meeting-dismantled-secret-service%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2489927&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a telecommunications network that posed a notable threat to senior U.S. officials attending the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City. This network of electronic devices coudl have disabled cellphone towers across NYC, disrupted cellular services, facilitated denial of service attacks, and enabled anonymous encrypted communications among threat actors and criminal groups. Authorities discovered over 100,000 SIM cards and 300 colocated SIM servers within a 35-mile radius of the U.N. headquarters. the swift action was taken as President Donald Trump and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bidens-education-department-has-closer-ties-to-crt-group-than-they-admit\/\" title=\"REPORT: Biden\u2019s Education ... Has Closer Ties To CRT Group Than They Admit\">high-ranking officials<\/a> were present for the global event.The investigation is ongoing, involving multiple federal and local agencies, including Homeland Security, the Justice Department, and the NYPD. Officials are also assessing if foreign actors involved in the plot communicated with people known to law enforcement. Meanwhile, security measures remain heightened in New York City during the U.N. session, particularly as the meeting coincides with the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. President Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Assembly, where the U.S. is expected to reaffirm its support for Israel amid ongoing conflict with Hamas. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Telecommunications network targeting US officials at UN General Assembly meeting &lsquo;dismantled&rsquo;: Secret Service<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2237454\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A telecommunications network posing a threat to senior United States officials at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nations<\/a> General Assembly meeting this week has been &ldquo;dismantled,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>If successful, the network of electronic devices would have disabled cellphone towers and effectively shut down the cellular network in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York City<\/a>. It would also have enabled denial of services attacks and facilitated anonymous, encrypted communications between threat actors and criminal enterprises.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3818993\/democrats-arizona-special-election-grijalva-epstein-vote-house\/\">Democrats gear up to win Arizona&rsquo;s special election and secure final Epstein vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3819213\/democrats-risk-shutdown-blame-game-government-funding-hardball\/\">Democrats risk shutdown blame game with government funding hardball<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3819375\/mike-rogers-trump-senior-citizen-tax-break-michigan-senate\/\">Mike Rogers to play up Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-look-to-win-arizonas-special-election-and-secure-epstein-vote\/\" title=\"Democrats look to win Arizona\u2019s special election and secure Epstein vote\">senior citizen tax break<\/a> in Michigan Senate race<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Secret Service says the plot no longer represents a threat to the New York tristate area.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The potential for disruption to our country&rsquo;s telecommunications posed by this network of devices cannot be overstated,&rdquo; Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secretservice.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/2025\/09\/us-secret-service-dismantles-imminent-telecommunications-threat-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;The U.S. Secret Service&rsquo;s protective mission is all about prevention, and this investigation makes it clear to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-national-on-fbi-terror-watchlist-arrested-in-california-after-crossing-border-illegally\/\" title=\"FBI arrests Afghan National who crossed border illegally in California.\">potential bad actors<\/a> that imminent threats to our protectees will be immediately investigated, tracked down and dismantled.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2025-united-nations-general-assembly-world-leaders-live-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIVE UPDATES: WORLD LEADERS GATHER IN NEW YORK FOR 2025 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over 100,000 SIM cards and 300 colocated SIM servers were discovered across multiple sites within 35 miles of the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal agency moved quickly<\/a> to thwart the telecommunications threat, given that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and other high-ranking U.S. officials are attending the global meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-protesters-bust-barricade-around-rochester-police-station-block-road-following-incident-with-9-year-old\/\" title=\"BLM Protesters Bust Barricade Around Rochester Police Station, Block Road Following Incident With 9-Year-Old\">investigation remains ongoing<\/a>, and no arrests have been made.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service led the investigation in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s Homeland Security Investigations, the Justice Department, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the New York City Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xdVmp1gwyZo&amp;t=175s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>, Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Matt McCool revealed foreign actors may have been communicating with people known to federal law enforcement based on early analysis. He declined to share further details, given the sensitivity of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>McCool said law enforcement would continue investigating whether the plot was designed to disrupt the U.N. meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3818941\/france-recognizes-palestinian-state-united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FRANCE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES PALESTINIAN STATE IN OPENING OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NYPD officers are on high alert for threats amid the U.N. meeting, which coincides with the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to deliver a speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday morning as world leaders convene for the body&rsquo;s 80th session. The U.S. is expected to stand by Israel amid its war with Hamas after Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and other allies have recognized a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telecom network threatening US officials at UN meeting dismantled<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2489928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25265734152422.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11298,5051,34163,47521,63881],"class_list":["post-2489927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dismantled","tag-network","tag-secret-service","tag-telecoms","tag-un-meeting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25265734152422.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2489927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2489931,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489927\/revisions\/2489931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2489928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2489927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2489927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2489927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}