Absolutely moronic and unbased implication. The “rent-seekers” won their case and have zero interest in being implicated in dumb palace-intrigue style hacking. I mean, fuck those guys, but to bring up allegations like that is big stupid.
That makes no sense.
The fact that they won their case gives even greater cause in ensuring that what they want goes through. Doesn't mean they have to be classy about it, or that Internet-based means of sabotage are impossible implications (given that the IA literally is about putting things up on the Internet that some want to be taken down).
Which is why they will continue their attack through the court system until they get everything they want, up to and including shutting down the archive for good. There's zero reason for them to risk being implicated in a crime when their opponent is already down for the count.
With everything that’s going on, it’s highly suspicious that this is happening right after they upset some very rich rent seekers.