"said she was taken aback that members of Anonymous would be so quick to release unverified information" At the same time I still hold the skepticism abou

"said she was taken aback that members of Anonymous would be so quick to release unverified information" At the same time I still hold the skepticism about anything attributed to Anonymous. Yes, there are people who actually do the kinds of things anonymous does. I don't also doubt that there are people who seek to discredit and marginalize people who identify with the notion of Anonymous by intentionally masquerading as members of Anonymous and acting egregiously irresponsible to the point it becomes so remarkable that the news must report on Anonymous unfavorably. We've all seen stories of real people arrested for irresponsible behavior, and we've also seen enough leaks like the HB Gary one to know that there are numerous active efforts at sock puppetry. At the end of the day, without identities and verifiable facts, none of this is news. It's hearsay. I don't know who's right and wrong here. You don't know who's right and wrong here. And I assure you that the NY Times reporter who wrote this story doesn't know who is and is not right and wrong here.