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

The article discusses the discovery of a large-scale "SIM farm" operation in New York, which the federal authorities claim posed a significant threat to US infrastructure. The so-called "SIM farm" consisted of a network of over 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards, which experts say is typically used for cybercrime activities. The article suggests that this massive SIM farm operation had the potential to disrupt cell service in the New York City area, which could have had far-reaching consequences for the region's infrastructure. The federal authorities have not provided specific details on how the SIM farm was being used, but the article indicates that it mirrors the facilities typically associated with criminal activities, such as spam and other cybercrime. The discovery of this large-scale SIM farm operation highlights the growing concerns around the abuse of telecommunications infrastructure and the potential impact it can have on critical infrastructure and public safety.