Peter Williams, former head of Trenchant at defense contractor L3Harris, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for stealing and selling at least eight zero-day exploit components to a Russian broker known as Operation Zero. The theft caused $35 million in losses, risked access to millions of devices, led to forfeiture of $1.3 million and other assets, and prompted U.S. sanctions against Operation Zero. #PeterWilliams #L3Harris #OperationZero #Trenchant
Keypoints
- Peter Williams stole and sold at least eight protected zero-day exploit components.
- He moved the exploits out of Trenchant networks using a portable hard drive and encrypted channels.
- The tools were sold to the Matrix broker doing business as Operation Zero for $1.3 million in cryptocurrency.
- The theft caused $35 million in losses to L3Harris and could have allowed access to millions of devices worldwide.
- Williams was sentenced to 87 months, ordered to forfeit assets, and U.S. authorities sanctioned Operation Zero.