Affiliate Operator — An affiliate operator conducts criminal activity through another group’s tools, infrastructure, or business arrangement. Affiliates commonly share proceeds with the service’s organizers. This relationship allows criminal operations to expand without one organization performing every task. – Cybercriminal Roles

Added October 7, 2026

Affiliate Operator — An affiliate operator participates in a criminal program that supplies infrastructure or tools. The affiliate conducts attacks and shares proceeds with the program’s organizers. Ransomware operations frequently use this division of responsibilities. – Cybercriminal Roles

Added October 7, 2026