Criminal Activities Terminology

noun a person who sells illegal alcohol, especially during Prohibition

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• The bootlegger was arrested for selling illegal alcohol.
• I heard that bootlegger got busted last night.
• That bootlegger is always trying to make a quick buck.
• He was known as the bootlegger of stolen goods in the underground market.

noun A person who is hired to carry out cyber attacks or hacking activities for financial gain or other motives.

• The government hired a team of cyber-mercenaries to track down the hackers responsible for the data breach.
• I heard that some cyber-mercenaries were hired to take down a rival company's website.
• Those cyber-mercenaries are like hired guns in the digital world.
• In the world of cybersecurity, cyber-mercenaries are like modern-day knights fighting against online threats.