Secret Service dismantles massive hidden telecom network within 35 miles of the United Nations

The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area — a system investigators say could have crippled cell towers, jammed 911 calls and flooded networks. The operation had the capability of sending up to 30 million text messages a minute.

The cache, made up of more than 300 SIM servers packed with over 100,000 SIM cards and clustered within 35 miles of the United Nations, represents one of the most sweeping communications threats uncovered on U.S. soil.