HT, Gamma, victims we aren't aware of, or any government who could believably threaten to prosecute then offer a deal for cooperation?

Some people even do it out of curiosity: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11304752

Thats the thing, HT or Gamma without the co-operation of international law enforcement presumably would have a very hard time finding these people in a legal manner. So whats going on up there.

HT Gamma can file a complaint with the relevant authority, just like any other hacked company, and this could trigger an international LE operation.

So I'm not sure what your trying to say.