COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors (Albuquerque Police Department)
| Tracking # |
20-2811 |
| Multi Request | COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors |
| Submitted | April 22, 2020 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
* Records mentioning, describing or generated in response to CISA Alert AA20-099A, FBI/IC3 Alert I-032020-PSA, or the CDC alert titled "COVID-19-Related Phone Scams and Phishing Attacks"
* Records mentioning, describing or generated in response to COVID-19 related phishing attempts, such as those described in the CDC alert, FBI/IC3 Alert I-032020-PSA and CISA Alert AA20-099A
* Records mentioning, describing or generated in response to fake CDC emails, such as those described in FBI/IC3 Alert I-032020-PSA
* Records mentioning, describing or generated in response to APT groups using the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their cyber operations, such as those described in CISA Alert AA20-099A
* Records mentioning, describing, or generated as part of or in response to the assessment that the above activities' "goals and targets are consistent with long-standing priorities such as espionage and “hack-and-leak” operations", as described in CISA Alert AA20-099A
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.
As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.
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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
Your first City of Albuquerque record request (request number #20-2811) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.
Request #20-2811.
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-2811:
Hello:
On April 24, 2020, we received your request which stated as follows:
Original Request:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
* Records mentioning, describing or generated in response to CISA Alert AA20-099A, FBI/IC3 Alert I-032020-PSA, or the CDC alert titled "COVID-19-Related Phone Scams and Phishing Attacks"
* Records mentioning, describing or generated in response to COVID-19 related phishing attempts, such as those described in the CDC alert, FBI/IC3 Alert I-032020-PSA and CISA Alert AA20-099A
* Records mentioning, describing or generated in response to fake CDC emails, such as those described in FBI/IC3 Alert I-032020-PSA
* Records mentioning, describing or generated in response to APT groups using the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their cyber operations, such as those described in CISA Alert AA20-099A
* Records mentioning, describing, or generated as part of or in response to the assessment that the above activities' "goals and targets are consistent with long-standing priorities such as espionage and “hack-and-leak” operations", as described in CISA Alert AA20-099A
Although we are acknowledging this request by this correspondence, we have determined your request is “excessively burdensome” and my office respectfully requests an “additional reasonable period of time” to complete the request. NMSA 1978, § 14-2-10. We have deemed your request “excessively burdensome” because at this time various City offices are closed or functioning at limited capacity. We are working to fulfill requests where possible and may be able to fulfill your request sooner. However, some requests may take 45-60 days.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Nyvia Barraza
IPRA Specialist for APD/IPRA Supervisor
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-2811:
Good Afternoon Ms. Best,
Would you please clarify what specific records you are seeking? If my office has not heard back from you by 04/26/2020, I will interpret your request as a request for emails.
For emails, please provide the following:
* Name(s) of City Employee(s) or their email address(es)
* Key term(s) or phrase(s)
* Time frame
If my office has not heard back from you by 04/26/2020, we will run the following search:
Mailboxes: all
time frame: 01/01/2020 - 04/24/2020
Key terms/phrases:
"COVID-19-Related Phone Scams and Phishing Attacks"
"COVID-19 related phishing attempts"
"APT groups using the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their cyber operations"
"goals and targets are consistent with long-standing priorities such as espionage and “hack-and-leak” operations"
Sincerely,
Nyvia Barraza
IPRA Specialist for APD/IPRA Supervisor
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-2811:
Ms. Best,
We will need a deposit for the flash drive on which the emails will be placed. The cost of a disk is 6.75. You will receive an invoice from our office shortly. If we do not receive the deposit by October 23, 2020, we may be forced to close your request.
Sincerely,
Ethan Watson
City Clerk
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A document has been released to you for record request #20-2811:
* DEPOSIT INVOICE.xls
Document links are valid for one month.
After November 14, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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DEPOSIT20INVOICE.xls
From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-2811:
Hello:
I am following up with you regarding your Inspection of Public Records Act (“IPRA”) request submitted on April 23, 2020 (identified as #20-2811). On October 14, 2020, my office notified you that a deposit would be necessary in order for your request to be complete.
To this date, you have not notified us that you will be sending the deposit. It appears that you no longer desire to receive these records. If that is the case then please send my office a written communication through Next Request #20-2811 and indicate that you no longer wish to inspect these records and you also wish to have this request closed. If you are no longer interested in reviewing the public records, then we hope you are willing to extend that courtesy.
Please respond to my office within three (3) days of this communication. If you have not inspected the records nor responded to this communication within that timeframe, my office will close your request to focus its limited resources on preparing records for requesters who still wish to inspect them. In that event, we will continue our production of records after a new request to inspect them is made.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Nyvia Barraza
IPRA Specialist for APD/IPRA Supervisor
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-2811:
Hello:
My office will now close your request identified as (Request#20-2811). You have failed to respond to our repeated communications. As a result, my office has no choice but to close out this request. As I previously indicated you are welcome to resubmit a new request in the future. Thank you for your anticipated understanding.
This request is now closed.
Sincerely,
Nyvia Barraza
IPRA Specialist for APD/IPRA Supervisor
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From: Albuquerque Police Department
City of Albuquerque
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Hi there
Record request #20-2811 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
Hello:
My office will now close your request identified as (Request#20-2811). You have failed to respond to our repeated communications. As a result, my office has no choice but to close out this request. As I previously indicated you are welcome to resubmit a new request in the future. Thank you for your anticipated understanding.
This request is now closed.
Sincerely,
Nyvia Barraza
IPRA Specialist for APD/IPRA Supervisor
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