A former counterintelligence officer who was the first person to report symptoms linked to “Havana Syndrome” has died at age 65. Michael Beck, a retired National Security Agency staffer who blamed his early-onset Parkinson’s diagnosis at age 45 on the still-unexplained medical condition, died while shopping on Saturday in Columbia, Maryland. His daughter, Regan, told…
China has accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of carrying out an extended cyberattack operation targeting the country’s National Time Service Center – a research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences responsible for generating, maintaining and broadcasting China’s standard time.China’s State Security Ministry issued a statement on its WeChat account on Sunday (October…
Russian social networking company VK runs the Whatsapp competitor Max. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Last week, Russia announced it will require that all new phones and tablets sold within its borders pre-install a messaging app called Max. Security experts who did technical analyses of Max’s software for Forbes said it’s a privacy nightmare. While…
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Tuesday and reviewed recent developments in India-China relations and underscored the need to promote the overall development of the bilateral ties, including by fostering greater people-to-people ties. During the meeting on Monday, NSA Doval emphasised the need to…
National security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval is planning a China trip next week, his second to the northern neighbour since December, with an eye on delivering a tough message on terror and discussing measures on stabilising bilateral ties. While the occasion will be a meeting of NSAs in preparation for the early September Shanghai Cooperation…