Anything posted about Hackers is mostly distorted depending on who wants a rave review for thier post.
Most people don't even know the true history nor will dig deep enuff to find it.
Hacking was once an Honerable pass time with a set of rules We followed.
The number one rule was:
Do no damage, leave no trace.
Now that has been corrupted by what We called Crackers back then.
I go back to the early '80's late '70's on this thing We call the InterNet.
Many I talked to back then read like a Who's Who list.
And I have changed my online ID for many reasons over the years.