1) it wasn't done by hackers. It was done by criminals.
2) Hackers create and invent. [Hackers are the roots of all technological and social advancement in the history of mankind.]
3) Criminals that use computers are just that criminals. Nothing else and nothing more.
4) Mistaking the two is like mistaking a doctor and a pedophile. Just because they both see kids, doesn't mean they are the same thing.