The Secret Service held a press conference featuring Special Agent Matt McCool to detail a "complex" investigation into telecommunications threats that began in the spring. The operation involved the DOJ, ODNI, and NYPD to disrupt a network capable of shutting down cellular service within 35 miles of the UN. Questions remain regarding why the Secret Service handled a cyber-telecom case typically reserved for the FBI or NSA, and why no arrests were announced despite the seizure of hardware.
