> Compared to the overall effort invested, that's careless, badly planned or underfunded.
Not at all. It's a pattern that's very easy to spot while the eyes of the world are looking for it. When it was needed, it worked exactly as it needed to work. Had the backdoor not been discovered, no one would have noticed--just like no one did notice for the past couple of years.
Had anyone noticed at the time, it would have been very easy to just back off and try a different tactic a few months down the line. Once something worked, it would be quick to fade into forgotten history--unlikely to be noticed until, like now, the plan was already discovered.
Not at all. It's a pattern that's very easy to spot while the eyes of the world are looking for it. When it was needed, it worked exactly as it needed to work. Had the backdoor not been discovered, no one would have noticed--just like no one did notice for the past couple of years.
Had anyone noticed at the time, it would have been very easy to just back off and try a different tactic a few months down the line. Once something worked, it would be quick to fade into forgotten history--unlikely to be noticed until, like now, the plan was already discovered.