• Australian national Peter Williams pleaded guilty to selling US cyber intelligence tools to a Russian broker for crypto.
• Prosecutors say he received over $1.26 million in crypto and was promised up to $4 million more under contracts.
• The breach exposed sensitive cyber tools shared with Five Eyes allies and caused over $35 million in losses.

Peter Williams, a 39-year-old Australian national, pleaded guilty in a US District Court to selling sensitive cyber intelligence to a Russian cyber-tools broker. The US Department of Justice confirmed Williams pleaded to two counts of theft of trade secrets.

Prosecutors Seek Prison Sentence

The stolen material came from a US defense contractor where Williams worked. The data…