The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian exploit broker who bought stolen hacking tools from a former executive of a U.S. defense contractor.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian exploit broker who bought stolen hacking tools from a former executive of a U.S. defense contractor.

: Former Trenchant manager profited millions from cyber tools reserved for the US

The former head of Trenchant, a specialized U.S. defense contractor unit, was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in federal prison for stealing and selling zero-day exploits to a Russian exploit broker whose clients include the Russian government.

The former head of Trenchant, a specialized U.S. defense contractor unit, was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in federal prison for stealing and selling zero-day exploits to a Russian exploit broker whose clients include the Russian government.

The former head of Trenchant, a specialized U.S. defense contractor unit, was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in federal prison for stealing and selling zero-day exploits to a Russian broker whose clients include the Russian government.

The U.S. Treasury has blacklisted a Russia-based cyber exploit network Operation Zero and its leaders, alleging they bought and sold stolen U.S. government cyber tools.

The U.S. Treasury has blacklisted a Russia-based cyber exploit network Operation Zero and its leaders, alleging they bought and sold stolen U.S. government cyber tools.