Secret Service foils telecom sabotage plot near UN in New York

New York-The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a massive illicit telecom network just miles from the United Nations headquarters, preventing what officials say could have been a city-wide communications collapse during the UN General Assembly.

Agents seized more than 300 SIM servers and over 100,000 SIM cards, capable of flooding and disabling mobile networks, jamming emergency lines, and disrupting government communications. Investigators believe the operation may be linked to nation-state actors and organised crime.

Officials warn the plot highlights a growing threat to global telecommunications infrastructure, with New York spared from what could have been a paralyzing disruption at a critical diplomatic moment.