According to The New York Times, a “trail of digital evidence” pointed to Teixeira as the leader of the private group on Discord called Thug Shaker Central, where the documents surfaced.
The embarrassing security breach has highlighted US unease over the feasibility of an upcoming retaliation by Kiev’s military against Russian troops, as well as concerns about Ukrainian air security, and US spying on allies including Israel and South Korea. Hinted.
President Joe Biden addressed the leak during his visit to Ireland on Thursday, saying he was “concerned”.
US media reported that the Biden administration is seeking to strengthen its monitoring of social media sites and chat rooms after intelligence agencies failed to spot the leaked documents online for weeks.
CNN reported on Thursday that the Pentagon “has also begun limiting who across the government receives its highly classified daily intelligence briefs.”
The leaker reportedly went by the nickname “OG” and posted the documents regularly to the chat group for months.
The group of about 24 people, including some from Russia and Ukraine, bonded over their “mutual love of guns, military gear and God” and formed an “invitation-only clubhouse on Discord in 2020,” the post reported. Granted – like The New York Times cited unidentified members of Thug Shaker Central.
The Post reports that Ozzy told members of the group that he “spent some of his day inside a secure facility that prohibits cellphones and other electronic devices.”