Ex-L3Harris exec jailed 7 years for selling exploits to Russia

The former general manager of L3Harris's cyber arm will spend the next seven years behind bars for selling trade secrets to Russia.

Peter Williams, 39, was sentenced to 87 months in prison this week after pleading guilty in October to selling cyber tools while in a senior position at Trenchant, a subdivision of L3Harris and a major US defense contractor.

The Australian admitted to stealing eight exploits over a three-year period that should have been provided exclusively to the US and selling them to a Russian bidder.

He said he sold the exploits to a Russian broker "via encrypted means" in exchange for cryptocurrency, which he then used to buy luxury items such as jewelry, properties, and vacations.

Williams acknowledged that his actions led to a $35 million loss to the US and its geopolitical allies, and harmed the intelligence communities of the US and his native Australia.

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