Devices seized near U.N. meeting could have shut down cellphone networks

by The editor•23 September 2025•NPR

A view of the United Nations headquarters building in New York on Sept. 17. The first day of high-level General Debate for the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly began on Tuesday.

The Secret Service said it found over 300 SIM servers, 100,000 SIM cards and other illicit materials in multiple sites surrounding New York City ahead of the U.N. General Assembly.

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