The occurrence of SIM forms, even around New York, is far from new, on the scale found in this example. Cyber criminals have long used a large -scale collection of centrally operated SIM cards from spam to fake account creation and social media or advertising campaigns. SIM cards are usually placed in the so -called SIM box that can control more than a hundred cards at a time, which are attached to the server that can then control thousands of sims.
SIM form “allows bulk messaging on a speed and volume that would be impossible to an individual user,” the source of a telecom industry, who said not to be nominated due to the sensitivity of the secret service, said Wired. “The technology behind these fields makes them highly flexible – Sims can be rotated to bypass the detection system, traffic can be made geographically masked, and accounts can be made to see that they are coming from real users.”
The source of the telecom industry states that the SIM servers and box images published by the Secret Service may be behind the “really organized” criminal operation setup. “This means that there are great intelligence and important resources behind it,” the person said.
The SIM farm found by Secret Service, Unit 221B KK Koon says, is not the biggest operation learned in the US. But it is most concentrated in such a small geographical area. The SIM box, he notes, is illegal in the US, and hundreds of them would have been smuggled into the US in the US investigation. In one case he was involved, Kon says, boxes were imported from China, who were disguised as audio amplifiers.
“Clean, streamlined rack” of equipment in a well -light room suggests that the operation can be well organized and professional, Caithal MC Dead, Telecommunication and Cyber Security firm say VP of technology in Aniya. Photos released by Secret Service set up several racks of telecommunications equipment neatly, with separate pieces and labels of technology, as well as covering and preserved with tape to the cable on the floor. Each SIM box, MC Dead, says, covers about 256 ports and related modes. “This looks more professional than the SIM farms you see,” MC Dead says.
However, MC has noted that he has tracked the similar operations discovered in Ukraine – some of which are larger or larger than one revealed on Tuesday by Secret Service. During the last few years, law enforcement officers in Ukraine have Discovered Thousands SIM cards are allegedly being used in SIM farms set up by Russian actors. In a case in 2023, around 150,000 SIM cards were reportedly foundThese SIM farms have been used to operate fake social media profiles that can spread disintegration and promotion.
