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An iPhone hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from a US military contractor
By techtost.com
A mass hacking campaign targeting iPhone users in Ukraine and China used tools likely designed by US military contractor L3Harris, according to TechCrunch. The tools, which…
Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying holdings stolen from US defense contractor
By techtost.com
The US government was announced on Tuesday sanctions on two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits, as well as sanctions on their founders and associates.…
Peter Williams, the former head of a US defense contractor, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and selling his former company’s hacking…
DOJ says Trenchant boss sold holdings to Russian broker able to access ‘millions of computers and devices’
By techtost.com
The former boss of a US maker of hacking and surveillance tools stole and sold technology capable of hacking millions of computers and people around the…
Peter Williams, the former managing director of Trenchant, a division of defense contractor L3Harris that develops surveillance and hacking tools for Western governments, pleaded guilty last…
Former L3 boss Harris Trenchant pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
By techtost.com
Peter Williams, a former general manager at defense firm L3Harris, pleaded guilty to selling surveillance technology to a Russian broker buying “cyber tools,” the US Department…
The US government has accused a former executive of defense contractor L3Harris of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia, according to…
Earlier this year, a developer was shocked by a message that appeared on his personal phone: “Apple has detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your…