Round Rock ISD Hacking Incident 2013 (Austin Police Department)
| Tracking # |
R012929-022819 |
| Multi Request | Round Rock ISD Hacking Incident 2013 |
| Submitted | Feb. 28, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Mackenzie Farkus
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All files on or related to the Round Rock ISD hacking incident in December of 2013. For context: numerous online groups discovered the username and password to Austin, TX area school district Round Rock ISD and posted obscene imagery and text across district websites.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Mackenzie Farkus
From: Austin Police Department
Dear Ms. Mackenzie Farkus:
Thank you for your interest in the public records of the Austin Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 2/28/2019 and given the reference number R012929-022819 for tracking purposes.
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Austin Police Department
From: Austin Police Department
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Re: Open Record Request of February 28, 2019, Reference # R012929-022819
Dear Ms. Mackenzie Farkus,
The City of Austin received a Public Information request from you on February 28, 2019, to request copies of records pertaining to the following: Mackenzie, In order to assist you with this request I need more information. Round Rock has its own Police Department and if it happened in their jurisdiction they would take lead on the investigation. APD can’t locate any investigation it might have participated in. In other words, it’s possible that APD assisted somehow, but i need more info than what you have provided. Do you know the name of the School this occurred? an address? or a case number? names of anyone involved? You may also want to check with Round Rock Police Department. Until I have more information I will be unable to process this request. I will not work on this request until I hear back. Thanks APD PIO
From: Mackenzie Farkus
Hello,
I just remembered that only half of Round Rock ISD is within Austin city limits (Westwood High School, Grisham Middle School, Canyon Vista Middle School, etc.) -- I completely forgot that Austin's city limits borders are a bit odd! I haven't lived there in a while. I'm not sure whose jurisdiction this would be in since this was a district-wide hacking incident, so I'll definitely reach out to Round Rock PD as well.
Attached is an article from the Houston Chronicle about the incident. Let me know if you have any other questions, and I'll get back to you ASAP.
Thanks,
Mackenzie Farkus
From: Austin Police Department
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Re: Open Record Request of February 28, 2019, Reference # R012929-022819
Dear Ms. Mackenzie Farkus,
The City of Austin received a Public Information request from you on February 28, 2019, to request copies of records pertaining to the following:
Mackenzie,
Thanks for providing what you had . Unfortunately I'm not able to locate anything with that information. I will be closing out this request but if you have more info please open a new request and we can assist.
Thanks
APD PIO
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