Report: The Command Structure of the Aurora Botnet: History, Patterns, and Findings

Did the "experts" get it wrong? Were the attacks on Google by amateurs?

"Many security vendors have explained the operation against Google, dubbed “Operation Aurora,” using a military vernacular. However, based upon analysis of exhaustive data surrounding these attacks and examination of both the malware and the CnC topologies used by the criminals behind Aurora, it appears that this threat can best be classified as a just another common botnet attack – and one that is more amateur than average."

Read the report from Damballa here.