The secret service of their hidden telecommunications network that could paralyze telecommunications in, causing a loss to networks and blocking calls, while 150 leaders from all over the world arrived at the city for the UN General Assembly.
According to a BBC report, 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards were found, which could have been used for telecommunications attacks in the area including parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
“This network was able to turn off mobile towers and essentially download the mobile telephony network in New York,” said specialist research agent Matt McCul.
What was found
The devices were located 56 km by the UN and according to McCul the “well -organized and funded” plan involves “state bodies and people known to the federal authorities”.
These unspecified government agencies sent encrypted messages to organized criminal networks, cartels and terrorist organizations, he added.
The equipment was able to send a message to the entire US population within 12 minutes, according to officials. He could also turn off mobile antennas and launch attacks that may have blocked emergency communications.
The devices were seized in abandoned apartments. Researchers also told CBS News that they found 80 grams of cocaine, illegal weapons, computers and phones.