Lurking the Zone

Lurking the Zone was a strategy used by pirates and privateers to capture and board target ships.

The tactic
Space lanes normally had entries into and exits from systems via well known and well-chartered jump zones, which were normally at least half an hour away from the planet in question.

The tactic simply consisted in the pirate raiders lurking about in such a zone, waiting for the target ship to exit hyperspace. As soon as the target ship entered the zone, the pirates would attack before it could defend itself or jump back into hyper space.

Advantages
There were advantages to this strategy. The pirates could easily pretend to be an entering or departing vessel without seeming suspicious, and it was relatively easy to escape into hyperspace, should armed patrols arrive. Moreover, it was possible to pick targets more carefully.

However, the raid would have to be fast and very well timed, since jump zones were heavily trafficed areas. Moreover, they were often subject to frequent patrolling.

Source

 * "Rebel Privateers" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 2