As Hackers.
They are certainly not
"Hackers" in the True Sense of the Word just a bunch of people who have been labelled with that Title by the
"Brain Dead Media Ijiots" who where searching for something sensational to publish on a Slow News Day to scare the General Public with yet again.
They are Criminals nothing more nothing less and they are certainly not Hackers. Well if you want to blindly and stupidly follow the Mass Market Media they are Hackers but then again Ive never heard Mass Media Reporters being described as anything more than a large bunch
Lazy Drooling Idiots who steal all of their content from others who can not complain or seek redress.
The first case of Cracking occurred in Melbourne University many years ago and the Term Hacking came about much latter when the Idiots in the Mass Media tried to coin a term for something that they didnt understand to scare people who understood even less. So they Stole a term used by Computer Savvy People to describe themselves and completely misused it and have continued that trend.
After all when referring to the Mass Market Media you need to remember
Never let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story. They have used that for many years now long before there where computers so why change things now.
I however expect Supposedly Professionals IT People on a Professional IT Site to know better though, however I may be delusional though.

Now who wants to discuss the correct Short Hand for Microsoft on the day when a major breakthrough has been discovered for the Disease MS?

Col