I would like to elaborate on the "hacks" some bore witness to and most have seen pics

[Anti Hacker]

Your definition of "hacking" could not be more far from the actual than it is now. Hacking is gaining accesses to illegal or unauthorized content through computer prgramming. Guessing passwords would be cracking. Reverse engineering is exactly that reverse engineering, no more

Hacking is defined as:

"Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system."

A game is a system of information. Information for entertainment, yes, but still it contains information. Some of that information should have been restricted to you, and you reverse engineered it. Which is, in fact, hacking. Cracking IS also hacking.

And It wasn't just the game you hacked, it was also XBOX live. Yes, you guessed it, that is a huge information system!

I have seen many hackers justify certain types of hacking by labelling them as different things. There have been many electronic sub-terms used by people to make illegal acts seem legal. Anyone heard of "Abandonware"? That was another good one. Abandonware is not legally recognised. Neither is claiming you cracked or reverse engineered instead of hacked an information system of any kind.

And you are right, SEGA do cover things up an insane amount.