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#4 The Hacker News general February 25, 2026 at 08:49 UTC

Defense Contractor Employee Jailed for Selling 8 Zero-Days to Russian Broker

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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Peter Williams, former L3Harris defense contractor executive, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling eight zero-day exploits to Russian broker Operation Zero for millions of dollars. Williams pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of trade secrets in October 2025, with the U.S. Treasury Department simultaneously sanctioning the Russian broker who purchased the stolen tools.

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