FBI says Anonymous is a potential threat to national security

FBI says Anonymous is a potential threat to national security: A document from the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU), allegedly leaked to the Web in August, moves Anonymous from a collective of individuals to a potential threat to national security. The psychological examination from the BSU was based on public communications and confidential informants.

“The Anonymous ‘collective’ has risen from an amorphous group of individuals on the Internet to the current state of a potential threat to national security. Due to the nature of Anonymous, they believe that they are a leaderless collective. However, it has been shown that there is a defined leadership group,” the BSU report says.“A thorough assessment of each UNSUB’s online activities, speech patterns, and general writings was collected by the FBI. Each UNSUB was individually assessed by members of the SBU (sic) and a psychological profile created from these datasets.”