Coverage dated September 22, 2025

Secret Service believes it thwarted plot that could have dismantled NYC's telecommunications network

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Secret Service thwarted plot to dismantle NYC's telecommunications network, officials said.

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  1. Seattle Times

    Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a massive hidden telecom network in New York.

  2. Townhall

    Secret Service Announces Major Bust in New York City (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Secret Service dismantles major telecom threat network in NYC ahead of UN Assembly.

  3. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Secret Service believes it thwarted plot that could have dismantled NYC's telecommunications network (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Secret Service thwarted plot to dismantle NYC's telecommunications network, officials said.

  4. The Hill

    Threat to NYC cell service disrupted as UN convenes: Secret Service (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a threat to national cell service on Tuesday at multiple sites in New York City concentrated within 35 miles of the United Nations General Assembly where world leaders including President Trump are set to gather.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around U.N. capable of crippling cell service (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    While close to 150 world leaders prepared for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly dismantling a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area.

  6. Fox5 Atlanta

    Secret Service dismantles telecom threat capable of crippling NYC cell service (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a massive hidden telecom network in New York. Investigators say the system could have crippled cell towers and jammed 911 calls.

  7. Hot Air

    NEW: Secret Service Foils Plot to Cripple NYC's Telecom Network -- By China? (opens Hot Air)

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    Secret Service uncovers a plot to disrupt NYC's telecoms, linked to China amid UN Assembly.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Secret Service Busts ‘Imminent Threat’ In Tri-State Area During UN General Assembly Meeting (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Secret Service dismantled a massive network of electronic devices in the New York tri-state area that posed a threat to America’s communications grid.

  9. The Washington Free Beacon

    Secret Service Foils Foreign-Linked Plot To Disable NYC Cellular Network Amid UN General Assembly (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The Secret Service on Tuesday dismantled an illicit network of electronic devices in the New York tristate area that could have been used to shut down cell networks as world leaders gather in Manhattan for the U.N. General Assembly.

  10. The Daily Signal

    Secret Service Dismantles ‘Imminent Threat’ in New York Ahead of UN General Assembly (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The Secret Service has dismantled a telecommunications network in New York that posed a threat to top government officials.

  11. RedState

    Secret Service Discovers 'Massive Hidden Telecom Network' With Terrifying Implications (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Secret Service uncovers hidden telecom network with serious security implications.

  12. Newsweek

    Secret Service Takes Down Imminent Threat As UN Leaders M... (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    All the devices were found within 35 miles of the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Secret service disrupts large telecom network that threatened New York City - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (WHDH) - The Secret Service says it dismantled a network of telecommunications devices in the tri-state area. According to investigators, the network had

  14. The Guardian

    Secret Service says it dismantled ‘imminent telecommunications threat’ near UN general assembly hours before Trump to speak – live (opens The Guardian)

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    US authorities say hidden system included over 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers in the New York area with the power to interfere with emergency communication services

  15. CBS News

    U.S. Secret Service disrupts telecom network that threatened NYC during U.N. General Assembly (opens CBS News)

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    Early analysis shows the network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals known to U.S. law enforcement.

  16. Breitbart News

    Secret Service Disrupts Telecommunications Threat Near UN General Assembly (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The U.S. Secret Service successfully disrupted a telecommunications threat near the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Telecoms network near UN meeting 'dismantled': Secret Service (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The federal agency said law enforcement would continue investigating whether the plot was designed to disrupt the U.N. meeting.

  18. Fox News

    Secret Service dismantles 'telecommunications threat' near UN General Assembly in New York (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday that it "dismantled a network of electronic devices" located near the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

  19. Boston

    Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around U.N. capable of crippling cell service in NYC (opens Boston)

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    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.

  20. PBS NewsHour

    The Secret Service has dismantled a telecom threat near the UN. It could have disabled cell service in NYC (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Forensic analysis is ongoing, and authorities suspect nation-state actors.

  21. WSVN Miami

    Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — While close to 150 world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly dismantling

  22. Breitbart News

    Secret Service Busts Massive Network Used in Swatting Attacks Against Marjorie Taylor Greene, Other Republicans (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Secret Service has uncovered a vast network of over 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers in the New York area, believed to be used by foreign "nation-state threat actors" and criminals for swatting calls targeting prominent conservatives and potentially disabling cell phone towers.

  23. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘Imminent telecommunications threat' to New York City area thwarted, Secret Service says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The devices were mainly within 35 miles of the U.N. General Assembly now underway in New York, increasing the urgency.

  24. WMUR

    Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Secret Service uncovered a hidden telecom network near the U.N. capable of disrupting cell service and emergency response during the General Assembly

  25. Engadget

    The Secret Service seized a network capable of shutting down New York City's cell service (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    It included over 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards.

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