Thwarted plot to cripple cell service in NY was bigger than first thought: Sources

A thwarted plot to cripple the telecommunications system in New York was bigger than investigators first realized, sources ...

Secret Service traced swatting threats against officials. They found 300 servers capable of crippling New York’s cell system

A Secret Service unit set out to unmask the layers of burner phones, changing phone numbers and SIM cards that were swatting ...

Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around U.N. capable of crippling cell service

While close to 150 world leaders prepared for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly dismantling a ...

Secret Service foils massive plot to cripple NYC cell network and threaten UN General Assembly

Investigators discovered the trove of devices — including more than 300 co-located SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards — within ...

Secret Service Seizes SIM Farm That Could Cripple NYC Cell Service

Secret Service seized a SIM farm with 100,000 cards capable of sending 30 million texts per minute and crippling NYC's entire ...

Secret Service dismantles hidden telecom network capable of crippling cell service

While close to 150 world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was ...
PCMag

Secret Service Uncovers Network of SIM Servers Capable of Disabling Cell Towers

The rogue cellular network spanned '100,000 SIM cards across multiple sites,' and was used to make fake calls to US officials, including swatting threats.

Secret Service thwarts tech threat to UN General Assembly, NYC cell network

A network of devices capable of disabling New York’s cellular towers and paralyzing cell service was dismantled ahead of ...

Cell phone ban at high school has students talking

Students are acting different at Pacelli Catholic High School this year, in a good way. They’re talking more in the halls and ...

Albany schools see positive impact from 'bell-to-bell' cell phone ban

The City School District of Albany is reporting a successful implementation of the new statewide "bell-to-bell" cell phone ...
WHDH 7News

7 Investigates: Cell phone bans in Massachusetts schools

Teachers at F.A. Day Middle School in Newton said students’ cell phones were always out, and it was becoming a problem.<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...