Ransomware incidents (Broward County Sheriff)

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Dear Emma North-Best:

The Broward Sheriff's Office received a public records request from you on August 26, 2021, seeking the following: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

Documents, including but not limited to emails, memos, and incident reports, mentioning or describing any reported or encountered incidents of "ransomware," which may be loosely defined as a type of malware that threatens to permanently encrypt and/or unless a ransom is paid.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Emma North-Best

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Your request was assigned a reference number R180034-082621 and is being processed in the order in which it was received.

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Thank you.

Broward Sheriff's Office
Public Records Unit

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Re: General Records Request of August 26, 2021. Reference #: R180034-082621 Dear Emma North-Best: The Broward Sheriff's Office received a records request from you on August 26, 2021 seeking the following . To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

Documents, including but not limited to emails, memos, and incident reports, mentioning or describing any reported or encountered incidents of "ransomware," which may be loosely defined as a type of malware that threatens to permanently encrypt and/or unless a ransom is paid.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Emma North-Best

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
[BACKCHECK_SUM] The Broward Sheriff's Office is unable to furnish you with the information you have requested due to the following reason(s): A time frame is needed in order to facilitate your request. Please advise on a specific date, month or year. Please clarify your request as noted above.  A reply must be received in ten (10) business days or your request will be closed and a new request will be required. You may reply to this email with your clarification or send a message by logging into our online Public Records Center. Should you have any questions, please respond to this email. Sincerely, Broward Sheriff's Office Public Information Unit To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Public Records Center

Dear Emma North-Best,
In regards to the General Records Request received on 8/26/2021 and given the Reference Number R180034-082621, the request has been in the status of " Waiting for Clarification" for ten (10) business days without a response. The Broward County Sheriff considers this request closed. If you would still like the records, please submit another General Records Request. Thank you for using the Public Records Center.

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