SKS Keyserver Network Under Attack

[Robert J. Hansen]

> What would have prevented a state level actor from activating this
> exploit on a wide level during a time when it would have been most
> effective for them?

A nation-state with a professional intelligence service probably isn't
very interested in taking down the keyserver network.  Why should they
take down something that's not a big priority for them, especially if
it'll cost them a lot of international goodwill if it gets attributed to
them?

This has all the hallmarks of a child playing with matches and clapping
with glee as the house catches fire.