Barrett Brown

Biography

Barrett Lancaster Brown is an American anarchist, hacktivist, and writer, born on August 14, 1981. He gained notoriety in the early 2010s for his association with Anonymous, including their involvement in the Stratfor email leak, which exposed thousands of intelligence documents related to the US military-industrial complex. In 2015, Brown was sentenced to over 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to various charges stemming from his involvement.