Well hacking is in many ways more serious as you are vulnerable no matter what Phishers generally won't get you unless you are foolish, or naive. Also hacking usually takes at least some skill where as phishing doesn't need a whole lot. This is why phishing is the more popular form of criminal activity as it is not very hard to do.
Also phishing is almost always motivated by criminal intent for for financial gain, where as hacking half the time is motivated by other reasons such as politics or ethical concerns (not that that excuses it).
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