@richh they very actively tried to blame it on "hackers", i.e. Dragon Sector folks that figured out what's up.
And I would be surprised if the "hey we can just blame it on the hackers, everyone will buy it" thing was not at least a part of the reasons for the decision to not go the route you mentioned.
The stereotype is very strong in Polish media, and lends itself to that kind of crap. One reason why I am allergic to the abuse of the word "hacker" in mainstream reporting.