BlueLeaks Bulletins (Ohio Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center)
| Multi Request | BlueLeaks Bulletins |
| Submitted | Aug. 8, 2020 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of (U//FOUO) IIB - Criminal Hackers Target US Law Enforcement Data, created on or about June 26, 2020, as well as bulletins and alerts generated, sent or received mentioning or describing "BlueLeaks" (sometimes spelled "Blue Leaks"), "Distributed Denial of Secrets" or "DDoSecrets". You may limit this request to records created between June 18, 2020 and the date of the processing of this request.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.
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.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 8, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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From: Emma North-Best
Please send plain emails. The "secure" variety are actually not that secure, they're just a pain in the rear and often impossible to read.
From: Ohio Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
Can you please re-send the updates for this request? We are not able to access the links.
Thank you,
MuckRock
From: Ohio Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center
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Message:
Good afternoon,
I provided a response to Ms. Best’s follow up request on 10/15/2020, which included an attachment of the original email response provided by our legal representative, Mr. Alex Armitage, along with the plain text of his message in the email body. Please be advised that I received an “email undeliverable” message at that time.
I will provide the text of Mr. Armitage’s response below and attach our email responses for your records.
Dear Requester,
The Ohio Department of Public Safety received your below public records request.
Please be advised that currently any records requested are being withheld pursuant to R.C. 5502.03(B)(2).
Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Alex S. Armitage
ODPS Associate Legal Counsel
614-728-9423
Sincerely,
Janille S. Stearmer
Administrator
Ohio Homeland Security
1970 W. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43223
Office: 614-728-9669
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