I don't get why this hack has to be a conspiracy of some kind.

With this price surge Verge is literally the most profitable coin to mine right now. Why wouldnt you try to attack it to maximize profits if you could? I'm sure the attackers know this and aren't dumb.

Tons of miners flocked to verge on almost every pool from this price spike. It seems like it was well thought out, I don't believe it was some ruse to sabotage XVG or part of an exit strategy excuse.