SIM Card Shenanigans: Secret Service Busts Massive SIM Farm Network Threatening NYC!

The US Secret Service has dismantled a colossal network of SIM farms in the New York Tri-state area, potentially capable of disrupting entire cellular networks. This operation involved over 100,000 SIM cards and targeted senior government officials. Meanwhile, the Secret Service is still figuring out why anyone would need that many SIM cards.

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Hot Take:

Looks like the US Secret Service has been playing a real-life game of Whac-A-Mole in New York, smashing a massive SIM farm network that was just a few steps away from turning the Big Apple into the Big Silence! While they’re at it, maybe they can help me with the 17 SIM cards I keep losing in my couch cushions.

Key Points:

  • US Secret Service dismantles SIM farms in the New York Tri-state area.
  • Over 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards were involved.
  • The network had potential to disrupt cellular services citywide.
  • Suspected coordination with nation-state threat actors.
  • Ongoing investigation, no arrests made yet.

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