It's because it's a relatively new occurrence. Likely due to the rising employment crisis around the IT industries in the country. Baltic hackers have been aro

It's because it's a relatively new occurrence. Likely due to the rising employment crisis around the IT industries in the country. Baltic hackers have been around since the internet became mainstream really. The fall of the Soviet union lead to economic hardship in most of the areas well known for hacking - and those kids coming of age shortly after had the brand new age of information to take advantage of.