Ransomware incidents (California Highway Patrol)
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| Multi Request | Ransomware incidents |
| Submitted | Aug. 25, 2021 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, 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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma North-Best
From: California Highway Patrol
Good Day,
The Office of Risk Management, Public Records Unit, has received your Public Records Act request. In order to better assist you, could you please provide me with a timeframe in which you would like to receive any responsive records the Department may possess?
Thank You,
LeAnna Costantino
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
Office of Risk Management - Public Records Unit
California Highway Patrol
(916) 325-4733
From: California Highway Patrol
Good day Ms. North-Best,
Please see the attached letter pertaining to your California Public Records Act request.
For any media related questions, personnel from the Office of Community Outreach and Media Relations have been carbon copied in this e-mail and can be contacted at (916) 843-3310.
If you have any questions or require additional assistance pertaining to your California Public Records Act request, please contact the Public Records Unit at (916) 843-4030.
Thank You,
LeAnna Costantino
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
Office of Risk Management - Public Records Unit
California Highway Patrol
(916) 325-4733
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 25, 2021. 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: California Highway Patrol
Good Day Ms. North-Best,
The California Highway Patrol, Office of Risk Management, Public Records Unit (PRU), received your California Public Records Act request, dated and received by this office on August 25, 2021. Please accept this correspondence as a determination on your request.
In your request, you asked for the following:
"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."
On September 2, 2021, Associate Governmental Program Analyst L. Costantino, ID A16278 attempted to contact you via e-mail to narrow the scope of your request. As written, your request is overbroad and does not meet the requirements contained in Government Code section 6253, subdivision (b). Please provide a more focused and specific request (i.e., time, date range, location, specific incident, etc.).
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the Public Records Unit at (916) 843-4030.
Thank You,
LeAnna Costantino
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
Office of Risk Management - Public Records Unit
California Highway Patrol
(916) 325-4733
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