Secret Service disrupts telecom network that threatened NYC during U.N. gathering
Early analysis shows the network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals known to U.S. law enforcement.
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Early analysis shows the network was used for communication between foreign governments and individuals known to U.S. law enforcement.
The Secret Service disrupted a sprawling telecommunications network in the New York Tri-State Area that investigators say posed a serious potential disruption to New York's telecom systems and a possible threat to the United Nations General Assembly meetings this week. Nicole Sganga has details.
The Secret Service says it disrupted a telecommunications threat that could have impacted the U.N. General Assembly. The agency says this plot could have disabled cell phone towers and potentially led to electronic attacks. CBS News Homeland Security correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.
The Secret Service dismantled a telecommunications threat in New York City as world leaders gathered for the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, officials said. CBS News Homeland Security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the latest.
Ahead of the UN General Assembly, the Secret Service revealed it had taken down a "well-organized and well-funded" telecommunications network in New York. The devices, tied to foreign actors and criminal groups, could have shut down cell networks and were also used to send anonymous threats to White House officials earlier this year.
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