Telecom threats uncovered by the Secret Service in New York City

Secret Service thwarts telecom threat in NYC amid UN General Assembly

Imagine a city silenced, emergency lines dead, and chaos reigning as world leaders gather -- welcome to the near-miss nightmare the U.S. Secret Service just averted in New York City.

The Secret Service dismantled a network of more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards in the New York-area that were capable of crippling telecom systems and carrying out anonymous telephonic attacks, disrupting the threat before world leaders arrived for the UN General Assembly.

This wasn’t some low-budget hacker setup; it was a high-stakes operation with over 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards scattered across a 35-mile radius around U.N. headquarters. The sheer scale -- capable of blasting out 30 million messages a minute -- shows a level of sophistication that reeks of deep pockets and darker intentions. And with millions poured into equipment, this was no casual prank.

The discovery came as part of a wider probe into telecom threats aimed at senior U.S. officials, proving once again that our enemies don’t sleep. While no direct plot tied to the U.N. gathering has surfaced, the timing raises eyebrows. Could this be a mere coincidence, or are we dodging a bullet meant for a bigger target?

The Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Department of Justice, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the NYPD, as well as other state and local law enforcement partners, provided valuable technical advice and assistance in support of this investigation.
This is an ongoing investigation.

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Spoofing a Telemarketer

Ok, we have to have some fun now and then!

Chinese malicious cyber activities

CCP Hackers Caught Targeting US Telecom Companies

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In a June 7 cybersecurity advisory, they advised those impacted to take instant therapeutic action.

The advisory, coauthored by the National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), stated the hackers “continue to exploit publicly known vulnerabilities,” utilizing techniques to bypass defenses and keeping themselves unnoticed.

The agencies mentioned that the hackers presumably used open-source tools, such as RouterSploit and RouterScan, and understood software application defects in networking gadgets such as routers.

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Potential threat to American nuclear weapons

posed by Chinese cell phone technology from Huawei

Trump Was Just Proven Right About China Backed Cell Towers In America!

Years ago, President Trump has been warning us about Huawei.

I heard about this last night on Fox and our government needs to have a law against foreign countries (especially our number one enemy) and entities buying up our land. We sure in heck can't buy Chinese land. Why are we so dumb? Almighty greed, selling out America.

The report noted that US authorities have been fighting stepped-up efforts by China to intercept US communications on US soil for several years.

But it turns out we didn’t get ahead of all of China’s efforts. China managed to get its foot in the door via the Chinese tech giant Huawei, whose discount communications gear was installed by American companies in a lot of rural markets. And in some cases that gear is placed very near US missile silos and could potentially intercept and disrupt our communications.

Kim cuts off communications with South Korea

Kim Jong Un cuts communication lines with South Korea

North Korea cut all communications with South Korea in what experts say is the latest gamble by Kim Jong Un to pressure Washington over economic sanctions.

According to KCNA, North Korea’s state news agency, the inter-Korean communication line via which the two sides speak daily, as well as a separate hotline to the South Korean president, were severed from midday yesterday.

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Transcript of call to Ukranian President

The Transcript of Trump's call to Zelenskyy
No collusion. No obstruction. Nothing unethical. No quid pro quo.

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Robo calls and Robo scams

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Nothing annoys me more than robo calls or some live solicitor who wants my money.  I definitely get more of these calls on my land line than I do on my cell phone and I don't have caller ID. I find myself screaming into the phone at a recording! Registering with the Florida Do Not Call has brought no relief and things are worse than ever. Why can't these calls be stopped?

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Liberal George Stephanopoulos gets in Mike Pence's face

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Texting solicitations - Jeff Clemens

Now here's a bill (SB 450) of Jeff Clemens' that I can support--
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CS/SB 450: Telephone Solicitation

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture ; Clemens

Telephone Solicitation; Redefining the term “telephonic sales call”; prohibiting a telephone solicitor from transmitting certain text messages to a consumer if the consumer is on the “no sales solicitation calls” list maintained by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or if the consumer has previously communicated such a request to the telephone solicitor, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 2/18/2014 Senate - Now in Appropriations
Location: In committee/council (AP)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

503-563-0050 Pesky and Persistent

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Has anyone been receiving unsolicited telemarketing calls to help you lower your credit card balance even though you are on the "no call list" and in many cases, do not even have a credit card balance?

The call is coming from:
Waldport, OR
Landline,
zip: 97060
County: Lincoln
TimeZone: Pacific
Carrier/Company: Global Crossing Local Services,inc.-or

You can file complaints at http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

Katie says you can do the following: If you really want to get even, as their operators are trained to say they have no record of a customer at 503-563-0050, you can call Global Crossing at 1800-466-4600 / Global 1800-4500-4511 and and BUG THEM BACK.