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Former Aussie Spy Sentenced for Selling Hacking Tools to Russia

2/25/2026

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A US court sentenced former Australian intelligence official Peter Williams to 87 months and ordered him to forfeit $1.3 million.
He sold hacking tools to a Russian broker while at L3Harris in Washington, DC.
Prosecutors say the acts betrayed national security and could have let Russia access millions of devices.
The broker was Operation Zero, which sells cyber exploits to clients including the Russian government.

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A US court sentenced former Australian intelligence official Peter Williams to 87 months and ordered him to forfeit $1.3 million.
He sold hacking tools to a Russian broker while at L3Harris in Washington, DC.
Prosecutors say the acts betrayed national security and could have let Russia access millions of devices.
The broker was Operation Zero, which sells cyber exploits to clients including the Russian government.