Summary: A Canadian hacker, Aubrey Cottle, is facing charges in the U.S. for allegedly breaching systems belonging to the Texas Republican Party and stealing sensitive information. He allegedly hacked into Epik, the hosting provider, to retrieve and publicly share personal data before being arrested in Canada. Cottle, associated with the Anonymous collective, faces a maximum sentence of five years if convicted.
Affected: Texas Republican Party, Epik
Keypoints :
- Aubrey Cottle, known online as “Kirtaner,” is charged with unlawfully transferring or using means of identification.
- The breach involved downloading and defacing the Texas Republican Party’s website containing personal identifying information.
- Searches of Cottle’s devices revealed 20 terabytes of stolen data linked to multiple conservative organizations.
Source: https://therecord.media/canadian-hacker-arrested-texas-gop