Secret Service Uncovers Massive Telecom Threat Near UNGA in NYC

As New York prepared to host nearly 150 world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service quietly dismantled one of the most sweeping communications threats ever uncovered on American soil.

Hidden across multiple sites within 35 miles of Manhattan, agents seized over 300 SIM servers containing more than 100,000 active SIM cards, with the capacity to jam 911 calls, disable cell towers, and send up to 30 million text messages per minute.

Officials say the sophisticated, multimillion-dollar system could have blacked out the city’s mobile infrastructure at its most vulnerable moment, echoing the communications chaos seen after 9/11 and the Boston Marathon bombing.

While investigators have not identified a direct plot to disrupt UNGA, forensic analysis suggests possible involvement of nation-state actors coordinating encrypted communications with organized crime groups and terrorist organizations.

Special Agent Matt McCool, head of the Secret Service’s New York field office, described the scale as “catastrophic,” warning that similar networks may already be operating in other U.S. cities.