A couple of questions.
Do you think the hackers are criminals?
Why do criminals operate outside of the US?
Why outside of countries that do not cooperate with the US?
Who do you think is stupid enouigh to send money to the IRS showing that they got it by hacking a US company named Colonial that is part of the US defense?
Will the criminal who shot Seth Rich report his payment to the IRS?
Is everything reportable reported?
“Will the criminal who shot Seth Rich report his payment to the IRS?”
He’s been at the bottom of the Potomac, for years.
It was joke, criminals usually do not pay taxes, because they are criminals.
Hackers did illegal thing so they are criminals, but they may be in service of somebody? I have no idea!
It is safe to operate outside the US. Other countries either do not care, they may have no resources to pursue them or they may like what the hackers are doing. Again, I have no idea in this case.
Of course, criminal do not follow the law, so they usually do not report their income.
But, if they were law abiding, they should report and pay taxes. That’s the law!