Zack WhittakerOct 29

🚨🚨🚨 Absolutely insane stuff here. @lorenzofb spent months working on this story.

Peter Williams, former L3Harris Trenchant boss — the division that makes cyber exploits, zero-days and spyware for Western governments — has pleaded guilty to selling Trenchant's exploits to Russia.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/former-l3harris-trenchant-boss-pleads-guilty-to-selling-zero-day-exploits-to-russian-broker/

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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Show threadZack WhittakerOct 29

Here's some of the background by @lorenzofb from last week. The DOJ confirming that the trade secrets are in fact exploits is... pretty eye-watering.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/u-s-government-accuses-former-l3harris-cyber-boss-of-stealing-trade-secrets/

U.S. government accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing trade secrets | TechCrunch

The U.S. Department of Justice accused Peter Williams, former general manager of L3Harris’ hacking division Trenchant, of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia.

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Show threadFight Fascism #RESISTOct 30
@zackwhittaker @lorenzofb “Williams pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing trade secrets, which each can carry a sentence of 10 years in prison. He will be sentenced in January 2026, prosecutors said.” Why am I thinking this sounds like a slap on the wrist. #KRASNOV
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@Yogiomm @zackwhittaker @lorenzofb Fascinating. I am wondering if there is anything left or if nearly everything is under #Putins control. #krasnov #PutinRussia #PutinTrump
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