Patriotic hacking is the action that gets carried out by citizens or groups of a country to preform cyberattacks on perceived enemies of the state. While the executers of these actions are private citizens or groups, governments take advantage of this large-scale effort and synchronization and utilize it without formally being affiliated to them. This would provide governments with the opportunity to claim reasonable deniability of any activity related to the matter. Another advantage of patriotic hackers is that they are allowing the governments to utilize resources and expertise that are beyond the state. Some governments even utilize them to identify talented citizens. On the other hand, those advantages come with a price. while patriotic