There are hacks going around everywhere right so this together with all the distrust from all the governments have had a negative influence on price. But historicaly the price has always been stagnant around this time of year and we are definetly not out of the bubble yet. There is still some money left on the table
Hacks and the sort also bring good media coverage even though I don't believe the saying "Any press is good press" I do agree with it partly. In the case of the hacks of websites then I think it's good press. It get's the name of Bitcoin out there and to be frank Bitcoin isn't being hacked which would be bad press. It's the exchanges and services which use them mostly because a lot of start ups are appearing and accepting Bitcoin and they neglect certain security precautions.