An Australian cybersecurity executive has pleaded guilty in a US court to stealing and selling highly sensitive defence software to a Russian cyber-broker. The case, described by US authorities as a “betrayal of national security”, involves stolen cyber tools worth tens of millions of dollars and marks one of the most serious insider breaches in recent years.Case overview Peter Joseph Williams, 39, an Australian national and former executive at defense contractor L3Harris, pleaded guilty before the US District Court in Washington, D.C., to two counts of theft of trade secrets. According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Williams “stole and resold” software components designed for...
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Betrayed US and its allies : Australian executive pleads guilty to selling American cyber secrets to Russia
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