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The U.S. Secret Service announced it has confiscated a sophisticated network of SIM servers that could jam cell towers, launch DDoS attacks, and enable encrypted communications across New York City. The operation uncovered more than 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards, capable of sending 30 million anonymous texts per minute. While investigators have not linked the network to an imminent threat to the upcoming UN General Assembly, they suspect foreign involvement and possible ties to cartel members. The agency continues to probe the network’s purpose and origins. Ler mais

White House officials have expressed frustration with Anthropic’s policy that bars the use of its Claude models for domestic surveillance. The restriction is creating roadblocks for federal contractors working with agencies such as the FBI and Secret Service. Anthropic’s models are among the few AI systems cleared for top‑secret environments through Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud, and the company has a nominal‑fee agreement to provide services to federal customers. The dispute comes as the government also signs a blanket agreement with OpenAI, Google and Anthropic to supply AI tools to federal workers. Ler mais