I think the thing everyone is forgetting is that if it isn't state sponsored/approved then why hasn't it been turned off (as far as I am aware the attack is still ongoing).
If it was a hack, surely China Unicom should have fixed it by now?
Hasn't it stopped as of March 31? Github system status now shows green, whereas they previously said "We will keep our status at yellow until the threat has subsided": https://status.github.com/messages
If it was a hack, surely China Unicom should have fixed it by now?