A big part of the author's logic is based on the assumption that this was a technically complex, state sponsored hack. This was script-kiddie stuff - it could'

A big part of the author's logic is based on the assumption that this was a technically complex, state sponsored hack. This was script-kiddie stuff - it could've been anyone from a teenager in Wisconsin to a couple of channers in Bangkok and Banjul in it for the lulz. Anyway, any speculation on the source is just a distraction from the content.