Thwarted plot to cripple cell service in NY was bigger than first thought (abcnews.go.com)

For the record I think this narrative is absolute bullshit and this is probably a spam or click fraud operation. But the story is notable.

Oh scare me more! Please let the small government crusaders come and save me!

This is bordering on comedic. So what benefit was there to the Chinese government for this, per the article, "China-linked plot"? Is it China-linked because the Chinese government was running it, or because the hardware (like many electronics) was from China?

They're still pushing this bullshit narrative?