A lot of people would consider social engineering part of hacking. Either way, a hacker doesn't feel the artificial limitation of rules. He had a mission to co

A lot of people would consider social engineering part of hacking. Either way, a hacker doesn't feel the artificial limitation of rules. He had a mission to complete, and he had the passwords to help him complete it, so he took the simple path. Sounds like a hacker to me. That said, the punishment does not fit the crime.