Hacking Lab Boss Charged with Seeking to Sell Secrets
A person uses a laptop computer with illuminated English and Russian Cyrillic character keys.
Photographer: BloombergA director at a company that sells computer vulnerabilities has been charged with stealing secrets to sell to an unspecified buyer in Russia, according to a court document and people familiar with the matter.
Peter Williams was accused of stealing seven trade secrets from two unidentified companies with the intention of selling them to the Russian buyer, according to the Justice Department. Williams is a former director of the Trenchant arm of Melbourne, Florida-based L3Harris Technologies Inc., an aerospace and defense technology company, according to a UK government document. Williams is a 39-year-old Australian national who resigned on Aug. 21, according to the document.