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> So it was just spearfishing, the poor man's hacking technique.

Just because someone walked in through an unlocked window does not make them any less an effective burglar.

So this document was written by security professionals. It's intended for an audience of security professionals. We read it and say, "wait a minute, this is basic script kiddie stuff, this is how the Russian intelligence services operate?" - the breathless description of how advanced the basic tactics are is something I would expect from a security firm who trades on fear. Maybe the unspoken message here is "it's just script kiddies." After all, a major political party is a hell of a get, especially with the amount of dirt in there.

The NSA used spearphishing to compromise the North Korean networks prior to Sony hack. See http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/32592/intelligence/nsa-c...