in this case is it plausible that some of the "fingerprints" are screw-ups? If I discovered that a document had been (for no observable purpose) opened and re-saved by a user named "J. Edgar Hoover", I would not jump to conclusion that it was FBI opsec error. Would you?
If it's true, that bit that came out a while ago about a Netherlands spy agency hacking into the responsible Russian outfit and even looking through their webcams could be first-rate evidence. (I may be misremembering a bit, but since it could be disinformation anyway...)
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As for Putin's personal involvement, though, if intelligence agencies really did have that kind of access it'd be the height of irresponsibility to say so.
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Hinting that they have that kind of access when they really don't, in contrast, could be an excellent way to get Putin to waste time on suspecting the innocent.
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