I'm not buying the solo guy job hacktivist, not even close, this was gov level hacks, and the consequences of the hacks also point to this.

Hactivists are just petty dictators, with no power. Instead of trying to make changes democratically, they attempt to create it through destruction.

This person's antics went from spywhere creator to the police.

Being 'ant-police' has been in the playbook of every dictator in history.