I think Evil Corp falls under the definition of privateer: >As noted in previous stories here, during times of conflict with Russia’s neighbors, Slavik was kno

I think Evil Corp falls under the definition of privateer: >As noted in previous stories here, during times of conflict with Russia’s neighbors, Slavik was known to retool his crime machines to search for classified information on victim systems in regions of the world that were of strategic interest to the Russian government – particularly in Turkey and Ukraine. >“Cybercriminals are recruited to Russia’s national cause through a mix of coercion, payments and appeals to patriotic sentiment,” reads a 2017 story from The Register on security firm Cybereason’s analysis of the Russian cybercrime scene. “Russia’s use of private contractors also has other benefits in helping to decrease overall operational costs, mitigating the risk of detection and gaining technical expertise that they cannot recruit directly into the government. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/12/inside-evil-corp-a-100m-cybercrime-menace/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/12/inside-evil-corp-a-100m-...