There's a possibility that these hacking/cracking groups are also under the purview of the government. Meaning, they could release non-malware infested cracks

There's a possibility that these hacking/cracking groups are also under the purview of the government. Meaning, they could release non-malware infested cracks for goverment/corporate use. It's aslo possible that the teams may patch security exploits along with their cracks.