The Secret Service found 300 servers capable of crippling NYC's cell system
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- A man made a hoax swatting call to Marjorie Taylor Greene's residence on Christmas Day 2023, falsely claiming he had shot his girlfriend.
- GOP Sen. Rick Scott's home in Florida was swatted five days later, part of a wave of threats against high-level officials.
- The Secret Service's Advanced Threat Interdiction Unit uncovered a vast network of over 300 SIM servers near NYC, capable of disrupting cell services.
- More than 100,000 SIM cards were discovered in the NY tristate area, forming an electronic maze that could send anonymous texts nationwide in minutes.
- The network, used by cartels, human traffickers, and terrorists, was dismantled but similar networks may exist elsewhere in the country.