Despite the unprofitable start to the day, my luck changed this evening. While on patrol in Magellan, I came across a Deep Space Engineering vessel hauling Polymers. Eager for the chance to leech some credits from our corporate enemies, I quickly intercepted the vessel, hacked the trade lanes and disrupted its engines. The corporate drone chose to pay me rather than deal with my Hellflurries.
There were some issues with the money transfer, the cash got sent to my Slipstream based on Leiden. Not that it matters really, I got paid in the end. It wasn't enough money to put a serious dent in DSE's activities, but every little bit helps.
As a side note, this operation increased my total credit count from piracy past the 20 million mark. To date, I have reclaimed 20 850 000 credits from these corporate villains.