gufficifer one was a Romanian who was never much of a hacker. He didn't have technical skills. His expertise was learning enough about famous people....like their mother's maiden name or the name of dog to reset passwords and gain access to an account. He had social skills, but he couldn't be asked to hack someone. Basically he tried what he did and he got lucky.

Guccifer 2 is definitely a phantom creation. And definitely created by an intel service. In fact, he was created just the forensic report explaining the known hacking groups APT 29 and APT 28 were BOTH hacking the DNC server. These are two groups who have been known for years to security experts, APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat. They are connected to the Russian intel agencies, FSB and GRU. The idea that a incredibly technical proficient hacker would name themselves after Guccifer is ridiculous. Also when contacted by journalists he couldn't speak Romanian. The Russian hacking campaign on the US so far beyond that DNC that it's goofy to think Seth Rich did anything.