Some people engineer and build systems: other people "hack."
IF you call yourself a hacker or are referred to as a hacker by others then IMHO you are not worthy of a dollar of trust. Granted, there are many people that identify with this moniker (hacker) and attempt to sell security solutions, obtain capital for some new incarnation of internet or software business, or just want to write books and become famous: some of these people are legitimate but IMHO nearly all are not.
I would be very careful in considering any dealings with a self proclaimed security expert, industry pundit, or other type that is referred to as a "hacker".
One big CTFC violation here is to tout performance based on theoretical or paper trading. All systems promoters use theoretical or paper trading returns and the CTFC has prohibited that type of marketing.