Former U.S. Defense contractor executive sentenced for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker Operation Zero

A former L3Harris/Trenchant executive, Peter Williams, was sentenced to 87 months in U.S. prison for selling eight zero-day exploit components to the Russian broker Operation Zero between 2022–2025; the theft allegedly exposed millions of devices and caused an estimated $35M in losses. The report covers Williams' guilty plea, asset forfeiture and restitution, the U.S. Department of Justice prosecution, and U.S. State and Treasury designations and sanctions against Operation Zero, its director Sergey Zelenyuk, related companies and associates.