Piracy (Space)

Piracy (space) is an act of organized theft and criminal violence committed by spacecraft-based attackers. Acts of piracy can range from one-off attacks by one-person spacecraft to extremely organized, highly-planned operations that make use of dozens of pirates and multiple spacecraft. Piracy tends to flourish in unclaimed systems or away from frequently traveled transit lines. It usually focuses on the robbery of commercial transports' cargo and/or spacecraft.