legitimate business is subjective --- @Vlada. Isn't legitimacy subjective based on the political or cultural norms and acceptance of one's society? If there is a State-sponsored Hacking Group like say Big Bear is legitimately and legally paid (maybe covertly) by the State to conducting "black hat" exercises on its behalf, wouldn't they been seen as a legitimate business in that society? Yet when the negative impact has geo-political results, there is blanket state deniability?

Source author: Bennette Thomas thomasb@dominica.gov.dm