Anonymous secretly present within U.S. military, reveals group member

'Hacktivist' organization Anonymous is present within the US military, an active-duty army captain and member of the group has revealed.

The captain, on condition of anonymity, spoke with BuzzFeed and revealed the number of Anonymous members in the military are more than one would think, especially at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 'where all the intel people are.'

He said that a lot of them wanted to get the job there because they want to learn secret stuff and have a better personal understanding of how the world actually works.

He revealed that like Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden there are a lot more whistleblowers in the US Army.

According to the Washington Times, he said that the military would probably consider him a 'black hat', which is a hacking term to describe someone who 'violates computer security for little reason beyond maliciousness or for personal gain'.

He said the U.S. military is very much aware of their presence, adding that the tougher scrutiny is causing members to become jaded.

The captain added that a lot of members from the Anonymous group are mid-to-high-rank NCOs, and are well-respected, have connections, and overly large security clearances.