SIM City Chaos: The Shocking Discovery of NYC’s 100,000 Card SIM Farm Fiasco

A New York area SIM farm boasting over 100,000 SIM cards was busted, exposing its potential to disrupt city cell networks. This was no ordinary spam operation; it could’ve texted the entire U.S. in 12 minutes. The Secret Service’s swift action prevented the farm from targeting the United Nations General Assembly.

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Who knew SIM cards could be so rebellious? Forget about petty spam calls; we’re talking about a SIM card revolution capable of shutting down New York City’s cell network faster than you can say “can you hear me now?” The Secret Service’s uncovering of this massive SIM farm is like finding out your grandma’s garden shed is actually a high-tech command center for world domination. Just when you thought New York City couldn’t get any more chaotic, behold the plot twist of the century: SIM-cards-as-a-service to terrorize telecoms. Grab your popcorn, folks, because this episode of “Cybercrime Mysteries” is one for the books!

Key Points:

  • Secret Service busts a massive SIM farm in the New York City area, seizing over 100,000 SIM cards.
  • Operation could have potentially disrupted NYC’s cell network, targeting critical infrastructure.
  • SIM farm was linked to swatting incidents and organized crime but not espionage as speculated.
  • Equipment, including SIM servers, found in multiple organized facilities within 35 miles of Manhattan.
  • SIM farm operations have been used for scams, fake accounts, and even swatting US officials.

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