# Trickbot

Type: Technology

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## Timeline

- **2026-02-25**: Sanctions Announced — U.S. Treasury and State Department designate Kucherov, Operation Zero, and STS LLC FZ under PAIPA and cyber-related Executive Orders.
- **2025-10-29**: Guilty Plea — Peter Williams pleads guilty to two counts of trade secret theft in a U.S. court.
- **2022**: Insider Theft Period — Peter Williams steals trade secrets and cyber tools from his U.S. employer over three years.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### US Sanctions Russian National and Firm Over Stolen Cyber Weaponry Trade
2026-02-25 04:13:59 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

The U.S. Treasury and State Departments have sanctioned Russian national Oleg Vyacheslavovich Kucherov and the firm Operation Zero for trading stolen U.S. cyber tools. The move follows a major insider threat investigation involving millions in cryptocurrency payments for sensitive trade secrets.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/us-sanctions-operation-zero-kucherov-cyber-theft

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