CBC Top StoriesMar 8
U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year
United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as smart watches, SIM cards and flash drives to the list of things subject to search.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/united-states-customs-border-protection-phone-search-9.7118271?cmp=rss
CBC WindsorMar 8
U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year
United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as smart watches, SIM cards and flash drives to the list of things subject to search.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/united-states-customs-border-protection-phone-search-9.7118271?cmp=rss
CBC PoliticsMar 8
U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year
United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as smart watches, SIM cards and flash drives to the list of things subject to search.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/united-states-customs-border-protection-phone-search-9.7118271?cmp=rss
CBC WorldMar 8
U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year
United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as smart watches, SIM cards and flash drives to the list of things subject to search.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/united-states-customs-border-protection-phone-search-9.7118271?cmp=rss
Kyiv Independent Daily HeadlinesFeb 19

Wednesday, February 19, 2026

Are dollars replacing diplomacy in US-Russia talks? -- Russian mothership drones push Ukraine to consider SIM card passport rules -- Putin would starve Russians before ending war, Browder says in video/vlog --- Ukraine strikes yet another oil depot in Russia's Pskov Oblast, targets Belgorod with missiles, leaving blackouts ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/wednesday-february-19-2026/

Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, LifestyleDec 26

PTA warns SIM owners over liability for misuse

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1424447/pta-warns-sim-owners-over-liability-for-misuse/

Kevin Karhan Nov 5

#PSA: #Encryptados * are #scammers that'll not deliver people an #eSIM when purchased.

  • Even when contacted post-sale and asked about it they'd rather ghost one than actually delivering stuff...

And yes I have evidence to backup said claims!

#ConsumerProtection #ScamAlert #eSIMs #SimCards #privacy #SimCard #SIM #SIMs #privacy #scam

Kevin Karhan Oct 29

Okay, I got reliable info from a source that Encryptados are at least selectively scamming buyers...

  • Cuz they don't deliver on test purchases from a new customers.

Stay away from these!

#Encryptados #Scam #Scammers #TakeAndRun #eSIM #SIM #eSIMs #SIMs #SIMcard #SIMcards

TechdirtSep 25

Secret Service Dubiously Claims, Without Evidence, To Have Uncovered ‘Hidden Telecom Network’ That Could Have Crippled NYC, UN

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/25/secret-service-dubiously-claims-without-evidence-to-have-uncovered-hidden-telecom-network-that-could-have-crippled-nyc-un/

Secret Service Dubiously Claims, Without Evidence, To Have Uncovered ‘Hidden Telecom Network’ That Could Have Crippled NYC, UN

The Secret Service says it has uncovered what it’s calling “a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York Tri-state area that were used to conduct multiple telecommuni…

Techdirt
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Sep 25
#SecretService disrupts telecom threat near #UN #GeneralAssembly
‘#SIMFarms’ Are a #Spam Plague. A Giant One in #NewYork Threatened #US #CriticalInfrastructure
Agency says it found some 300 servers and 100,000 #SIM cards—Given number of #SIMcards under the control of a single operation, it could have “disabled #cellphone towers and essentially shut down the cell phone network in #NYC." Experts say it mirrors facilities used for #cybercrime
https://www.wired.com/story/sim-farm-new-york-threatened-us-infrastructure-feds-say/
https://archive.ph/afvqq
‘SIM Farms’ Are a Spam Plague. A Giant One in New York Threatened US Infrastructure, Feds Say

The agency says it found a network of some 300 servers and 100,000 SIM cards—enough to knock out cell service in the NYC area. Experts say it mirrors facilities typically used for cybercrime.

WIRED