by The US secret service announced on Tuesday that it dismantled a network of electronic devices that the New York telecommunications network could have stopped in an attack before the UN General Assembly.
The protection authority did not say who was responsible for the sophisticated material, but with “nation state” and “persons who are” known “to the federal law enforcement authorities.
ABC News cited a source for law enforcement authorities, which was informed about the investigation, as a civil servant, “believe that the conspiracy is associated with the Chinese government”.
“The potential for a disturbance in the telecommunications of our country that this device network starts cannot be overrated,” said Sean Curran, director of secret service.
In an explanation that began to turn to the leaders of the world in the UN headquarters in New York shortly before President Donald Trump, the secret service said that the device network was uncovered after threats against high -ranking US officials.
“In addition to the execution of anonymous telephone threats, these devices could be used to carry out a wide range of telecommunications attacks,” said the agency.
“This includes the deactivation of cell phone turrets, the rejection of service attacks and the facilitating of anonymous, encrypted communication between potential threat actors and criminal companies.”
Matt McOool, special representative of Secret Service, said the agency “worked on identifying those responsible and their intention, including the question of whether their plan should disturb the UN general assembly”.
McCool said that no arrests have so far been made.
He said that the investigation that led to the confiscation of the electronics began this spring to determine what he described as “fraudulent calls” to high -ranking US officials.
– 300 servers, 100,000 SIM cards –
The secret service said that the devices he seized were within a radius of 35 miles (56 kilometers) and comprised 300 computer servers and 100,000 SIM cards at several locations.
“In view of the time, location and the potential for a significant disorder of New York telecommunications that issued these devices, the agency quickly disrupted this network,” it said.
“Early analysis indicates the cellular communication between actors of the nation state threat and individuals who are known to the federal law enforcement authorities,” it said.
The New York Times said that a first analysis of data on SIM cards had identified connections to “at least one foreign nation” and drug cartel members.
The newspaper said 80 grams of cocaine and illegal firearms were found in places where the electronic devices were found.
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