I'm not sure what you are even trying to say here. First of all, states are hacking other friendly states. States they cooperate with. Then of course, foreign

I'm not sure what you are even trying to say here. First of all, states are hacking other friendly states. States they cooperate with. Then of course, foreign intelligence services derive their power and existence outside of the normal law framework from the simple fact that they are generally not allowed to spy on their own (e.g. US) citizens. That is pretty much the very fine line that separates them from a state-funded terrorist conspiracy. In that light, any cooperation with another intelligence agency (which naturally isn't bound to not spying on US citizens) is prima facie suspect.