Aubrey Cottle
Aubrey Cottle, a 37-year-old Canadian national known as 'Kirtaner,' is an alleged co-founder of the hacker group Anonymous. He gained notoriety for his involvement in high-profile hacking incidents, including the 2021 breach of the Texas Republican Party's web server, where he allegedly stole sensitive data and defaced the website in protest against the state's abortion laws. Cottle was arrested in Canada and faces charges both in the U.S. and under Canadian law.
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Aubrey Cottle feels culpable for the role he believes that he and other members of Anonymous played in inadvertently helping Donald Trump become the President of the United States.
Canadian hacker feels remorse for role Anonymous members played in rise of Trump
Canada· 2025-05-12
Aubrey Cottle has been criminally charged in Canada and the U.S. in connection with the 2021 hack of the Texas GOP.
Lawyers for Canadian hacker say charges over alleged cyberattack on Texas Republican Party are ‘peculiar’Canada· 2025-04-07
Aubrey Cottle, a Canadian hacker, faces charges after allegedly stealing Texas Republican Party data.
Canadian hacker Cottle faces charges after allegedly stealing Texas Republican Party dataCanada· 2025-04-04Aubrey Cottle, known as 'Kirtaner,' is an alleged co-founder of the hacker group Anonymous and has been charged with hacking into the Texas Republican Party's web server.
Alleged Canadian hacker behind 2021 theft of Texas GOP and GiveSendGo user data in custody: DOJ
United States· 2025-03-30
