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US defense contractor who sold hacking tools to Russian broker ordered to pay $10M to former employers

US defense contractor who sold hacking tools to Russian broker ordered to pay $10M to former employers

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai May 8, 2026

Former cybersecurity executive Peter Williams stole several surveillance and hacking tools and sold them for $1.3 million...

U.S. military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine

U.S. military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai March 9, 2026

Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and...

Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia

Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai February 25, 2026

The former boss of a U.S. hacking tools maker was jailed for selling highly sensitive software exploits...

Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying exploits stolen from U.S. defense contractor

Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying exploits stolen from U.S. defense contractor

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai February 24, 2026

The U.S. Treasury announced it was imposing sanctions against a Russian broker of zero-day exploits, its founder...

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