Aubrey Cottle
What is aubrey cottle?
Key facts
Aubrey Cottle is a Canadian internet forum administrator and hacker identified as a founder or early member of Anonymous and the founder of 420chan, known by the alias Kirtaner or Kirt.[1][2] He was accused in a 2021 Texas Republican Party website-defacement case and later sentenced to 18 months in prison.[4][5]
Context
Aubrey Cottle is a Canadian internet forum administrator and hacker, known by the alias Kirtaner or Kirt.[1] He is identified as a founder or early member of Anonymous and the founder of 420chan.[2] In 2021, he was accused of defacing the Texas Republican Party website and illegally downloading personal identifying information from the web server.[4] He was later sentenced to 18 months in prison.[5] The legal description depends on the United States and Canada and on the 2021 Texas GOP case.[4] Sources describe him variously as a forum administrator, hacker, software engineer, computer security researcher, and founder or early member of Anonymous.[1][3]
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Questions and answers
What is Aubrey Cottle known for?
What was Aubrey Cottle's sentence?
He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.[5]
What is Aubrey Cottle's alias?
His alias is Kirtaner or Kirt.[1]
Sources
- Aubrey Cottle - Founding Member, Anonymous — buildd.co (retrieved August 3, 2026)
- Aubrey Cottle — imdb.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
- Kirtaner: The Hacktivist is Living in Ontario Now — thecinemaholic.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
- DOJ charges hacker for 2021 Texas GOP website ... — cyberscoop.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
- Canadian hacker Aubrey Cottle sentenced to 18 months ... — theglobeandmail.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)