Reply to post: I doubt it was a sophisticated attack

I doubt it was a sophisticated attack

More likely the Pentagon was doing something stupid like running Exchange 2003 and was shocked and appalled that someone dared to attack it using one of the dozens of known exploits.

If it was a state actor who really wanted to disrupt the US military, they wouldn't waste a good hack until they needed it (i.e. when the US military was preparing to or in the process of attacking them or their allies)