On Tuesday, The Gateway Pundit posted an article about a potential telecom threat in New York City while President Trump was there.
The article reports:
The US Secret Service announced Tuesday they had disrupted an illicit telecom threat near the United Nations.
The illicit network could have blacked out cell service, shut down cell towers, and jammed 911 calls in New York City and the surrounding area.
According to FOX News the seizure is the largest of its kind.
The investigation has been ongoing for months by the Secret Service made the announcement this morning before President Trump is scheduled to speak at UN headquarters in New York City.
I don’t know what was planned for this threat, but I am glad it was never carried out. Jamming 911 calls in a city the size of New York City could create horrible confusion and possible deaths.
The article notes:
The US Secret Service released this video on Tuesday morning.
Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office Matt McCool announced that the Secret Service has uncovered and dismantled a large network of fraudulent cellular devices in the New York Tri-State area capable of enabling encrypted communications and threatening local infrastructure.
The article contains Agent McCool’s statement. Below is the conclusion of that statement:
Given the timing, location, and proximity and potential for significant disruptions to the New York telecom system, we move quickly to disrupt this network. To be clear, these recovered devices no longer pose a threat to the New York Tri-state area.
We will continue working identifying those responsible in their intent, including whether their plan was to disrupt the UN General Assembly and communications of government and emergency personnel during the official visit of world leaders in and around New York City.
Forensic examinations of the equivalent of 100,000 cell phones worth of data is underway. Early analysis indicates cellular communications between foreign actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement. Given the sensitivity and complexity of this investigation, we are not able to go into specifics at this time. This is an open and active investigation, and we have no arrest to announce today. Rather, this announcement is designed to safeguard critical infrastructure and responsibly provide the public what we can at this time.
A disaster was avoided due to the great work of the Secret Service.