The New York Times on Thursday revealed the name of the leader of an online gaming group where classified Pentagon leaks first reportedly appeared as Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman.
The paper — which was the first to report the existence of the leaks — identified him as a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, who oversaw a private online group named “Thug Shaker Central.”
Two U.S. officials told the Times that they want to talk to him about the leak, although neither the paper nor officials called him a “suspect.”
One official told the paper that Teixeira might have information relevant to the investigation.
The leaks of hundreds of classified military documents appeared in the small group chat, according to members of the group that the outlet spoke to who referred to Teixeira as the “OG.” Earlier on Thursday, the Washington Post reported that the leaker was identified as “OG” by other members of the group.
