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From: Emma North-Best

08/25/2021

Subject: Colorado Open Records Act Request: Ransomware incidents (Colorado State Patrol)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Sincerely,

Emma North-Best

From: Muckrock Staff

08/30/2021

Subject: RE: Colorado Open Records Act Request: Ransomware incidents (Colorado State Patrol)

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. 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: Colorado State Patrol

08/30/2021

Subject: Fwd: Colorado Open Records Act Request: Ransomware incidents (Colorado State Patrol)

Good afternoon -

Please find the Colorado State Patrol's response below.

Please let me know if you have any questions, otherwise I will consider
this matter closed.

Thank you,

*Kimberly Ramsey*
Colorado State Patrol
Central Records Unit, Supervisor
700 Kipling St.
Lakewood, CO 80215

*My hours are Monday thru Friday 7:30am - 3:30pm*

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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Schwindt - CDPS, Hilary <hilary.schwindt@state.co.us>
Date: Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 8:14 AM
Subject: Fwd: Colorado Open Records Act Request: Ransomware incidents
(Colorado State Patrol)
To: Kimberly Ramsey - CDPS <kimberly.ramsey@state.co.us>

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 11:01 PM
Subject: RE: Colorado Open Records Act Request: Ransomware incidents
(Colorado State Patrol)
To: <hilary.schwindt@state.co.us>

Colorado State Patrol
CORA Office
700 Kipling Street
Lakewood, CO 80215

August 30, 2021

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. 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.

View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 118399
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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. 25, 2021:
Subject: Colorado Open Records Act Request: Ransomware incidents (Colorado
State Patrol)
To Whom It May Concern:

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

Sincerely,

Emma North-Best

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 118399
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

*Hilary Schwindt *
*Colorado State Patrol - **Central Records Unit*
* 700 Kipling St Lakewood, CO 80215*
*Main Office: 303-239-4500** | **D**irect Line: 303-239-4176*

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Patrol - Criminal Justice Records. Please take a short 3 question survey
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Submitted	Aug. 25, 2021
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