Request to Hendrick Hudson School District for Network Breaches and Cyber Attacks Records (2018 - Present)
| Submitted | June 1, 2023 |
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From: Jordan Lassiter
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
I apologize for the oversight. Let's correct the date in the letter:
Jordan Lassiter
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 146407
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Date: June 1, 2023
Hendrick Hudson School District
61 Trolley Rd
Montrose, NY 10548
Attn: FOIA Officer
Subject: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request – Records Pertaining to Network Breaches or Cyber Attacks
Dear FOIA Officer,
Under the provisions of the New York Freedom of Information Law, Article 6 of the Public Officers Law, I hereby request access to and copies of all records held by Hendrick Hudson School District pertaining to:
1. Any network breaches or cyber attacks that have occurred within your organization, including any records of unauthorized access, data theft, or system compromise from January 1, 2018 to the present.
2. Any internal investigations or reviews conducted in response to a suspected or confirmed network breach, including any reports, findings, or recommendations.
3. Any incident response plans or policies in place to address network breaches, including any procedures for mitigating and remediating the effects of such incidents.
4. Any communications between your organization and affected individuals, customers, or partners regarding network breaches or incidents.
Should any portion of the requested records be deemed exempt from disclosure, I request the release of any reasonably segregable non-exempt portions in accordance with the New York Freedom of Information Law. If an entire document is exempt, I request a justification, citing specific FOIA exemptions, and provision of an exemption log.
Please note your obligation under the law not to destroy any records potentially responsive to this request. Any withholding, redaction, or destruction of responsive records without proper justification constitutes a violation of the FOIA and is subject to litigation.
I also request a waiver of all fees in connection with this request as disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester. If the enclosed waiver is not accepted and there are any potential charges in excess of $200 associated with fulfilling my request, please inform me in advance.
As stipulated by the FOIA, I look forward to your response within five business days.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Jordan Lassiter
Independent Investigative Journalist
TransparencyReport.pw
Email: Jordan@Lassiter.eu
Phone: 1-845-748-0329
Enclosure: Fee Waiver Request Letter
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jordan Lassiter
From: Hendrick Hudson School District
Dear Mr. Lassiter,
Your request dated, June 1, 2023, pursuant to the New York Freedom of
Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, is hereby acknowledged.
Please be advised that the same will be granted or denied within
approximately twenty (20) business days.
Very truly yours,
Carmen Koch
Records Access Officer
Hendrick Hudson School District
61 Trolley Road
Montrose, NY 10548
914-257-5112
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 1, 2023. 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.
From: Hendrick Hudson School District
Dear Mr. Lassiter, below is the response to your request. Did you not see
the response to your initial email? June 30, 2023 is the twenty days for
our response. Let me know.
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Carmen Koch, District Clerk
Administrative Assistant for the Superintendent
Hendrick Hudson School District
61 Trolley Road
Montrose, NY 10548
914-257-5112
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From: Hendrick Hudson School District
Dear Mr. Lassiter,
Sorry this email is late. However, due to staff vacations and school year
preparations, we will require an additional twenty days to compile your
request.
Sincerely,
Carmen Koch
Records Access Officer
Hendrick Hudson School District
61 Trolley Road
Montrose, NY 10548
914-257-5112
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is only transmitted for use by the intended recipient. Any review,
retransmission, conversion to hard copy, copying, reproduction,
circulation, publication, distribution, dissemination or other use of, or
taking of any action, or omission to take action, in reliance upon this
information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is
prohibited. Any misdirection or other error in the transmission of this
information is not and shall not be considered a waiver of any applicable
privileges. If you have received this message in error, please contact the
sender, delete the material from any computer, or other storage device or
media, and destroy any and all hard copies.
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From: Jordan Lassiter
Received thank you
From: Hendrick Hudson School District
Jordan Lassiter
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 146407
263 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Re: *Your Freedom of Information Request, dated June 1, 2023*
I am writing in response to your request, dated June 1, 2023 in which you
sought certain documents from the Hendrick Hudson Central School District
(the “District”) under the New York State Freedom of Information Law
(“FOIL”). The District previously acknowledged your request *via* email on
June 2, 2023. The District will address each item of your FOIL request
below.
1. As and for the first item of your FOIL request, which sought “[a]ny
network breaches or cyber attacks that have occurred within your
organization, including any records of unauthorized access, data theft, or
system compromise from January 1, 2018 to the present”, your request is
hereby granted.
2. As and for the second item of your FOIL request, which sought
“[a]ny internal investigations or reviews conducted in response to a
suspected or confirmed network breach, including any reports, findings, or
recommendations”, your request is hereby denied. There are no records
responsive to your request.
3. As and for the third item of your FOIL request, which sought “[a]ny
incident response plans or policies in place to address network breaches,
including any procedures for mitigating and remediating the effects of such
incidents”, your request is hereby denied. There are no records responsive
to your request.
4. As and for the fourth item of your FOIL request, which sought “[a]
ny communications between your organization and affected individuals,
customers, or partners regarding network breaches or incidents”, your
request is hereby granted. All records responsive to item “4” of this FOIL
request have been provided in response to item “1” above.
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law, you may appeal this decision
within thirty (30) days of receipt to: Dennis Lauro, Interim
Superintendent, 61 Trolley Road, Montrose, NY 10548 or 914-257-5112.
Carmen Koch
Records Access Officer
Carmen Koch, District Clerk
Administrative Assistant for the Superintendent
Hendrick Hudson School District
61 Trolley Road
Montrose, NY 10548
914-257-5112
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