The article is terrible and makes it all look ridiculous:
Q has been around for decades in coffeeshops, bars and gatherings. In the Nineties with the internet introduced into homes, it moved onto the dark corners of the web. Some are invite only groups. To be a member you must be vetted. How do you get vetted? Usually a member has worked with you, knows you personally and can take on liability for you. “We have information that we shouldn’t have. We have emails, phone records, pictures, videos that have not been sourced by public channels. A lot of us have worked or still work for global internet companies, intelligence, military and some of us are just exceptional coders that can hack anything on this planet” said one anon.