How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networks

The U.S. Secret Service has found and is quietly dismantling a massive network of “SIM farms” across the New York area just ...
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Export-ready, but not SIM-ready? Industry wants policy fix for smart devices

Manufacturers looking to export connected cars, GPS trackers, and other smart gadgets have a crucial requirement—foreign SIM cards. Without these chips, making products export-ready isn’t easy.

‘SIM Farms’ Are a Spam Plague. A Giant One in New York Threatened US Infrastructure, Feds Say

The agency says it found a network of some 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards—enough to knock out cell service in the NYC area ...

US uncovers 100,000 SIM cards that could have “shut down” NYC cell network

The US Secret Service announced this morning that it has located and seized a cache of telecom devices large enough to "shut ...

Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N.

The Secret Service discovered more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers, which could disable cellular towers or be used to ...

The Global Shift to eSIM: What’s Driving the Decline of the Plastic SIM?

Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research is forecasting over 633 million eSIM-capable devices to ship in 2025.