Oshawa man linked to Anonymous facing charges in Canada and U.S. after internet hack targeting Texas Republican Party

Ontario Man Charged in Canada, US for Texas Republican Party Data Breach

An Ontario man who claims to have ties to hacktivist group Anonymous is facing charges in Canada and the United States in connection with a 2021 data theft from the Texas Republican Party. Oshawa resident Aubrey Cottle, 37, who goes by the online alias “Kirtaner,” has been charged by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as part of a cybercrime investigation and is also facing several charges in the United States. The OPP has released limited info…

Oshawa man linked to Anonymous facing charges in Canada and U.S. after internet hack targeting Texas Republican Party

Aubrey Cottle, 37, appeared in Oshawa court on Tuesday morning.

Data theft in 2021 from Texas Republicans has Ontario man facing cybercrime charges

An Oshawa man is facing cybercrime charges in connection with the theft of data from the Texas Republican Party in 2021. The Department of Justice announced the unsealing of charges against Aubrey Cottle, 37, after police in Canada arrested him on Wednesday. A criminal complaint filed in the Western District of Texas alleges Cottle gained unauthorized access to a third-party hosting company’s computer system to deface and download a backup of th…