Topic: u.s. sanctions
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US Sanctions Russian Broker Over Stolen Zero-Day Exploits
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Russian broker Sergey Zelenyuk and his network, Operation Zero, under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act for purchasing stolen hacking tools, marking the law's first use. The sanctions stem from a case where a former U.S. defense contractor employee sto...
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Ex-L3Harris Exec Jailed for Selling Zero-Days to Russia
A former senior executive at defense contractor L3Harris was sentenced to over seven years in prison for stealing and selling classified cyber weapons, including zero-day exploits, to a Russian intermediary. The theft, executed using a portable hard drive, caused an estimated $35 million in losse...
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