New York, New York - The United States Secret Service announced the dismantling of a major network just in time for the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Advertisement"The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct multiple telecommunications-related threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials, which represented an imminent threat to the agency’s protective operations," the Secret Service announced Tuesday. "In addition to carrying out anonymous telephonic threats, these devices could be used to conduct a wide range of telecommunications attacks. This includes disabling cell phone towers, enabling denial of services attacks and facilitating anonymous, encrypted communication between potential threat actors and criminal enterprises. "These devices were concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting of the United Nations General Assembly now underway in New York City.