Australian Executive to Be Sentenced Next Week for Selling Cyber Tools to Russia

Feb 20, 2026

An Australian executive received over $1.26 million in crypto for selling cyber tools to a Russian broker, endangering Five Eyes intelligence capabilities. Prosecutors seek a nine-year prison sentence, $35 million restitution, and argue that crypto facilitates national security threats.

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