I got the feeling that it was mostly PR to point out that his card was hacked. He was quoted as saying that had he used Paypal to pay instead of his physical card (which had extra security chip in it) he would have been secure.

I had the same reaction. Unfortunately the general public is ignorant about the different definition of hacking here. The author is likely ignorant about it too and not purposefully trying to deceive people.

Agreed. Someone needs to create a PSA about the term "Hacking" in the 21st century.

I bet there are people who avoid "hacker" news because they think it is about malicious activity.