Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker

An ex-L3Harris executive pleaded guilty to stealing and selling at least eight zero-day exploits or exploit components from Trenchant to a Russian exploit broker (linked to Operation Zero) in exchange for millions in cryptocurrency; he was sentenced to over seven years in prison, prosecutors estimate $35M in losses to the contractor, and the broker has been sanctioned. The case underscores a serious insider threat involving loss of sensitive exploit development assets with potential nation-state access to zero-days.