Why does it matter?
If it's public, it's public.
Doesn't get much simpler than that.
Any decent coder would exact revenge upon those that steal code and claim it as their own. I know I do that, I outright shun anyone who doesn't. But then, consider the fact that coders who do public hacks have to realize that their hack will be all over the net in a week or less.
The tnt hack used to open up to a page, presumably a hacking site? Tracking? idc.
All that matters is that it's out- and it works.