U.S. Secret Service takes down network of devices threatening government officials

The U.S. Secret Service has broken up a network of electronic devices spread across the New York tristate area that officials say posed an imminent threat to national security. The devices were being used to launch telecommunications attacks and to send threats targeting senior government officials. Investigators discovered more than 300 co-located SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards at multiple locations. According to the agency, these devices were capable of much more than sending anonymous … More →

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