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From: Emma North-Best

08/08/2020

Subject: Colorado Open Records Act Request: BlueLeaks Bulletins (Colorado Information Analysis Center)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act, 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

From: Muckrock Staff

08/12/2020

Subject: RE: Colorado Open Records Act Request: BlueLeaks Bulletins (Colorado Information Analysis Center)

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Colorado Open Records Act 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.

From: Colorado Information Analysis Center

08/12/2020

Subject: Fwd: Colorado Open Records Act Request: BlueLeaks Bulletins (Colorado Information Analysis Center)

Ms. Best,

Under state statute we have three days to respond to your request to
provide information. As August 8 is a Saturday the request was received on
August 10 and an initial response is due to you today by close of
business. Please use this link to find the official CORA request form and
fee schedule https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhsem/cora-info-requests.

For this request:
If we limit the request to the time period of June 18 to today (August 12)
the request will require the following timeline and costs:

After meeting with our fusion center staff we have determined that it will
take 68 hours to complete.
Following our fee schedule posted to our website we can begin work on the
request when a check is received for $1920 (1 hour at no cost, 67 hours x
$30 = $1920). Check can be made payable to Colorado DHSEM and mailed to
Colorado DHSEM, C/O Micki Trost, 9195 E Mineral Ave, Suite 200, Centennial,
CO 80112. When the payment is received I will let you know and we will
begin pulling the information.

Thank you,

MIcki

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 3:01 AM
Subject: RE: Colorado Open Records Act Request: BlueLeaks Bulletins
(Colorado Information Analysis Center)
To: <ciac@ciac.co.gov>
Cc: <cdps_ciac@state.co.us>

Colorado Information Analysis Center
CORA Office
690 Kipling Street
Lakewood, CO 80215

August 12, 2020

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Colorado Open Records Act 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.

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 100138
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

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On Aug. 8, 2020:
Subject: Colorado Open Records Act Request: BlueLeaks Bulletins (Colorado
Information Analysis Center)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act, 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 3 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 100138
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

(U) This information is property of the Colorado Information Analysis
Center (CIAC). Information bearing the LES caveat may be distributed to
state, tribal, local and federal law enforcement officials with a
need-to-know. Information bearing the FOUO caveat may be distributed
within official channels for those with a valid need-to-know. Information
bearing the Unclassified caveat may be releasable to the public. The CIAC
does not confirm, edit or proof-read, or otherwise alter the content of
other agency documents. Further distribution without CIAC or originating
agency authorization is prohibited. Precautions should be taken to ensure
this information is stored and/or destroyed in a manner that precludes
unauthorized access. Information bearing the LES/FOUO caveat may not be
used in legal proceedings without first receiving authorization from the
originating agency. Recipients are prohibited from subsequently posting
the information marked LES/FOUO on a website or an unclassified network.

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