U.S. Secret Service finds devices capable of disrupting cell network during UN assembly

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Officials said they haven't uncovered a direct plot to disrupt the UN General Assembly and noted there are no known credible threats to New York City. Agents believe nation-state actors used the system to send encrypted messages to organized crime groups

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The United States Secret Service announced on Tuesday that it had located and dismantled a complex network of devices in New York City that could have been used to shut down the regional cellular system during the UN General Assembly.

U.S. Secret Service finds devices capable of disrupting cell network during UN assembly

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