Officials paid “eight figures” for the device, these people said, declining to offer a more specific number. Still, defense officials considered their findings serious enough that they briefed the House and Senate Intelligence Committees late last year, including reference to the acquired device and its testing. It was also not clear how the US government learned of the existence of the device in order to purchase it. Havana Syndrome — and its cause — have remained frustratingly opaque to both the intelligence community and the medical community. The acquisition of the device has been treated by some victims as potential vindication.

Source: CNN January 14, 2026 03:35 UTC