{"id":2490012,"date":"2025-09-23T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-discovers-massive-telecommunications-threat-network-that-targeted-us-officials\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:41:28","slug":"secret-service-discovers-massive-telecommunications-threat-network-that-targeted-us-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-discovers-massive-telecommunications-threat-network-that-targeted-us-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service Discovers Massive Telecommunications Threat Network That Targeted US Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fsecret-service-discovers-massive-telecommunications-threat-network-that-targeted-us-officials%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=2490012&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 disrupted a sophisticated telecommunications network near New York City that posed a significant threat to cellular communications during the United Nations General Assembly.The operation uncovered over 300 SIM servers adn approximately 100,000 SIM cards capable of carrying out a variety of attacks,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including disabling cell towers<\/a>,launching denial-of-service attacks,and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-massive-waves-crash-wedding-in-hawaii-smash-over-two-story-housing-structures\/\" title=\"WATCH: Massive Waves Crash Wedding In Hawaii, Smash Over Two-Story Housing Structures\">sending massive waves<\/a> of anonymous text messages-possibly up to 30 million per minute.This illicit network was linked to anonymous threats made against senior goverment officials, including individuals within the White House and the Secret Service. Officials warned that such a disruption, especially during the UN General Assembly when world leaders are present, could have catastrophic consequences for new York City&#8217;s interaction systems.Investigations continue to identify those responsible, with experts suggesting possible involvement of foreign nations due to the operation&#8217;s complexity and scale.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secret Service agents disrupted a telecommunications operation that could have shut down cell service around the United Nations and the wider New York City region as the General Assembly opened.<\/p>\n<p>Hardware confiscated by the Secret Service was within 35 miles of New York City, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/secret-service-dismantles-telecommunications-threat-near-un-general-assembly-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service said it &ldquo;dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct multiple telecommunications-related threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This protective intelligence investigation led to the discovery of more than 300 co-located SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards across multiple sites,&rdquo; the Secret Service 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=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition to carrying out anonymous telephonic threats, these devices could be used to conduct a wide range of telecommunications attacks,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This includes disabling cell phone towers, enabling denial of services attacks and facilitating anonymous, encrypted communication between potential threat actors and criminal enterprises,&rdquo; the agency added.<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service Director Sean Curran remarked that &ldquo;the potential for disruption to our country&rsquo;s telecommunications posed by this network of devices cannot be overstated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-secret-service-disrupts-telecom-network-threatened-new-york-city-u-n-general-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a> did not name said the network &ldquo;could text message the entire country within 12 minutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One unnamed official said the illicit network of devices could send up to 30 million anonymous text messages per minute, far beyond anything else ever discovered, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/23\/us\/politics\/secret-service-sim-cards-servers-un.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It can take down cell towers, so then no longer can people communicate, right? &hellip; You can&rsquo;t text message, you can&rsquo;t use your cellphone,&rdquo; Matt McCool, special agent in charge of the Secret Service&rsquo;s New York field office, said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/23\/us-news\/secret-service-foils-plot-to-disrupt-nyc-cell-network-threaten-un-general-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And if you coupled that with some sort of other event associated with UNGA, you know, use your imagination there, it could be catastrophic to the city,&rdquo; he said, referring to the United Nations General Assembly, where President Donald Trump will speak Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will continue working toward identifying those responsible and their intent, including whether their plan was to disrupt the U.N. General Assembly and communications of government and emergency personnel during the official visit of world leaders in and around New York City,&rdquo; McCool said in a statement, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This network had the potential to disable cellphone towers and essentially shut down the cellular network,&rdquo; McCool said.<\/p>\n<p>Agencies had already started an investigation into what officials called anonymous &ldquo;telephonic threats&rdquo; made to three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-introduce-bill-to-deny-world-economic-forum-taxpayer-money\/\" title=\"House Republicans Introduce Bill to Deny World Economic Forum Taxpayer Money\">high-level government officials<\/a>, including two in the White House and one in the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an ongoing investigation, but there&rsquo;s absolutely no reason to believe we won&rsquo;t find more of these devices in other cities,&rdquo; McCool said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My instinct is this is espionage,&rdquo; Anthony Ferrante, the global head of cybersecurity at FTI, an international consulting firm, said.<\/p>\n<p>James A. Lewis, a cybersecurity researcher at the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, said Russia and China are on the short list of nations that could pull together such a sophisticated operation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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