National Security

Possible New Cases Of The Havana Syndrome Are Reported In Vienna

5:55am July 21, 2021

The State Department is looking into new reports of the mysterious Havana Syndrome. NPR's A Martinez talks to Adam Entous of The New Yorker about health complaints from U.S. diplomats in Vienna.

Israeli company NSO Group's spyware was used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents in several countries. A former U.N. adviser says this type of spyware is a threat to democracy.

Former U.N. Adviser Says Global Spyware Is A Threat To Democracy

5:46pm July 20, 2021

by Noel King

David Kaye, now a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, says privately sold software that's being used to spy on journalists, dissidents and others is a threat to democracy.

Lyla Kohistany served on active duty from 2001 to 2007 as a Naval Surface Warfare and Intelligence officer and as an intelligence consultant from 2008 to 2013 where she worked from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Combating Terrorism Center at West Po

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As A Child, She Fled The Afghan War. As An Officer, She Returned — And Found Herself

5:14pm July 20, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

Every day of Lyla Kohistany's life, her native country was at war. But the first time she really saw the place, she was a 25-year-old U.S. Navy intelligence officer.

The Biden administration on Monday, July 19, 2021, blamed China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world.

The White House Blamed China For Hacking Microsoft. China Is Pointing Fingers Back

11:33am July 20, 2021

by Emily Feng

One day after the Biden administration accused China of a massive hack of Microsoft's email server software, Beijing said the U.S. has been mounting cyberattacks for the past 11 years.

A U.S. military guard tower stands on the perimeter of the detainee camp on September 16, 2010, in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. There are now 39 detainees remaining after the prisoner transfer on July 19, 2021.

Biden Administration Transfers First Detainee Out Of Guantánamo

12:44am July 20, 2021

by Sacha Pfeiffer

The Biden administration has transferred a Guantánamo detainee to Morocco, marking the first time a prisoner there has been released since President Biden took office.

An alert on a suspected attack by state-backed Chinese hackers from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in April.

The U.S. Has Formally Accused China Of A Massive Cyberattack On Microsoft

12:59pm July 19, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The Biden administration, backed by U.S. allies, is publicly calling out Beijing for an attack this year on Microsoft's Exchange email server software that targeted computers worldwide.

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Companies May Be Flagging Themselves For Hackers By Buying Cybersecurity Insurance

6:05pm July 15, 2021

by David Gura

An uptick in ransomware attacks has led more companies to buy cybersecurity insurance. But some bad actors actually target companies with this coverage, figuring they'll be more likely to pay ransoms.

The big meatpacker JBS faced a ransomware attack in early June. JBS paid a ransom of $11 million to cyberattackers.

The White House Announces Additional Steps To Combat Ransomware

1:14pm July 15, 2021

by Elena Moore

The Biden administration has launched a new ransomware task force and stopransomware.gov, a website of preventive resources.

An American lieutenant, center, meets with villagers in Afghanistan's Kunar province in 2009, assisted by an interpreter, sitting to his right wearing a baseball cap. The U.S. will begin the evacuation of some 18,000 Afghan nationals who aided military op

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Evacuation Of Afghan Interpreters And Others Who Aided U.S. To Begin In Late July

7:47pm July 14, 2021

The Biden administration faced mounting pressure to relocate about 18,000 Afghans who helped with U.S. military operations, along with their families. Many fear a resurgent Taliban will seek revenge.

Workers remove security fencing surrounding the U.S. Capitol on Saturday.

Senators Unveil Competing Funding Proposals For Capitol Police Now Short On Cash

7:20pm July 12, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Weeks before the police agency is slated to run out of money, the Democratic Senate Appropriations chair and the panel's ranking Republican introduced competing emergency funding bills.