Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia

The former boss of a U.S. hacking tools maker was jailed for selling highly sensitive software exploits to a Russian broker.

Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying exploits stolen from US defense contractor

The U.S. Treasury announced it was imposing sanctions against a Russian broker of zero-day exploits, its founder and two ...

Ex-L3Harris exec jailed for selling zero-days to Russian exploit broker

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 ...

DOJ says Trenchant boss sold exploits to Russian broker capable of accessing ‘millions of computers and devices’

The former boss of the L3Harris-owned hacking and surveillance tools maker Trenchant faces nine years in prison for selling several exploits to a Russian broker, which counts the Russian government ...

Ethical AI Hacking Jobs Grow as Companies Add Chatbots

AI pentesting grows with chatbot adoption, with free Arcanum labs and Docker setups, a practical path for beginners. Ethical ...
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Sony: PSN Password Issue Was Exploit, Not Hack

Sony’s weighed in on the question of whether its PlayStation Network online login was “hacked” yesterday. Its verdict: not a hack, just an “exploit.” “We temporarily took down the PSN and Qriocity ...
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Hacking kindness: Scammers exploit ubuntu

Cybercriminals are not only using fear and urgency to exploit their victims. Positive emotions, such as empathy, curiosity, and a desire to help, are also being exploited. “Emotional manipulation is a ...
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Lending protocols top DeFi hack targets with 67 historical exploits

Lending protocols are some of the most active DeFi apps. Due to the heavy usage of smart contracts, they are also the most at ...