> A security company commenting on these matters suggests undue interest in manipulating the infosec community.

Wait are you saying that it's so ridiculous for a security company to care about entities manipulating public opinion via the internet that it suggests they are trying to do the same thing? Of course this is within their realm.

These guys have a solid track record. Not only for what basically became the de facto free Windows anti-virus for a decade plus but for doing research in all kinds of areas and publishing it to their blog: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/research-and-an...