It would be a lot more convincing if they said they put a team on to it to investigate extensively and didn't find anything indicating it was exploited. Absenc

It would be a lot more convincing if they said they put a team on to it to investigate extensively and didn't find anything indicating it was exploited. Absence of evidence IS some evidence of absence if you look thoroughly. It sure isn't anything of the kind if you haven't actually tried to gather the evidence or are aware of giant holes in what you were able to gather.