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‘Privateer’ Threat Actors Emerge from Cybercrime Swamp

🗓️ 26 May 2021 12:01:14Reported by Elizabeth MontalbanoType 
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A new type of cybercriminal, 'privateers', has emerged in the cyber-threat landscape. Unlike state-sponsored or financially-motivated criminals, privateers are not directed by a government but receive some form of protection from global governments. They are financially motivated and carry out activities that align with the interests of the protecting state

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26 May 2021 12:01Current
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