NEW: Peter Williams, the former head of Western zero-day and spyware maker Trenchant, pleaded guilty to selling eight exploits to a Russian broker that resells to the Russian government.
The DOJ said Williams was promised millions of dollars in exchange for "national-security focused software."
Former L3Harris Trenchant boss pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker | TechCrunch
Prosecutors confirmed Peter Williams, the former Trenchant boss, sold eight exploits to a Russian buyer. TechCrunch exclusively reported that the Trenchant division was investigating a leak of its hacking tools, after another employee was accused of involvement.
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