How an ex-L3 Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia

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By Lorenzo Franceschi-BicchieraiNov 3, 2025, 4:44 pm143 pts
Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer’s highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools.

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