NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has found and is quietly dismantling a massive network of “SIM farms” across the New York area just as world leaders gather for meetings at the United Nations.

A collection of "SIM boxes" that hold from hundreds to more than a thousand SIM cards, and each SIM contains a cellular phone number. SIM farms are used for both legitimate and illegitimate purposes.

This photo provided by the U.S. Secret Service, in New York, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, shows signal equipment at the location where they were seized by the agency. (U.S. Secret Service via AP) ...

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