Ex-L3Harris exec Peter Williams, 39, pleads guilty to stealing eight U.S. government zero-day exploits from defense contractor subsidiary; sold them to Russian broker Operation Zero for millions in cryptocurrency over three years, causing $35M in losses, faces up to nine years in prison.

Ex-L3Harris exec pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker

An ex-L3 Harris executive pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of trade secrets Wednesday, admitting to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars. Peter Williams, 39, pleaded guilty in the District Court of the District of Columbia to two counts of theft of trade secrets. Court records show that over three years, Williams exploited his access at Trenchant, a subsidiary of L3 Harris, to steal at least eight exploits. The software materials, officials...