The New York “SIM farms” dismantled Tuesday by the U.S. Secret Service could have scammed citizens, but cellular operators and security experts say it would have had a hard time blacking out the ...

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 SIM card is, effectively, a portable identity token. Once compromised, it gives attackers a back door into bank accounts, digital wallets, investment apps, and high-risk transactional environments.

The UK is set to ban ‘sim farm’ devices in an effort to crack down on mobile phone scams and fraud (Yui Mok/PA Wire) The UK is set to ban ‘sim farm’ devices in an effort to crack down on mobile phone ...