Anonymous-Linked Hacktivist Aubrey Cottle Jailed Over Texas GOP Cyberattack

2026-06-30

Canadian hacktivist Aubrey Cottle (Kirtaner), once linked to Anonymous, was sentenced to 18 months in a Newmarket court after pleading guilty to three charges over the September 11, 2021, defacement and 180 GB data theft from the Texas GOP via web host Epik.