Former L3Harris exec pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits, Cyberscoop says

Former L3 Harris Peter Williams pleaded guilty in a U.S. district court to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, Cyberscoop’s Greg Otto reports. Court records show that over three years, Williams exploited his access at Trenchant, a subsidiary of L3 Harris, to steal at least eight exploits, which were designed for exclusive use by the U.S. government and trusted allies. “Williams betrayed the United States and his employer by first stealing and then selling intelligence-related software to a foreign broker that touted its ties to Russia,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said.