BlueLeaks Bulletins (New Hampshire Information and Analysis Center)
| Multi Request | BlueLeaks Bulletins |
| Submitted | Aug. 8, 2020 |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Hampshire Right to Know Law, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law 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: New Hampshire Information and Analysis Center
Please find attached our reply to your request for the following documents generated between June 18, 2018 and the present:
1. A copy of "(U//FOUO) IIB - Criminal Hackers Target US Law Enforcement Data," created on or about June 26, 2020
2. Bulletins and alerts generated, sent or received mentioning or describing:
a. "BlueLeaks" or "Blue Leaks"
b. "Distributed Denial of Secrets or DDoSecrets"
Lieutenant Joe Villers
New Hampshire State Police
Director, NH Information & Analysis Center
Office: (603) 223-3859
Cell: (603) 419-8325
Desk: (603) 223-8744
Fax: (603) 271-0303
joseph.a.villers@dos.nh.gov<mailto:joseph.a.villers@dos.nh.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law 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: New Hampshire Information and Analysis Center
Good afternoon, I believe that we are still on track for 31 OCT 20 for filling this request. I will let you know if we will require more time. Thank you.
Lieutenant Joe Villers
New Hampshire State Police
Director, NH Information & Analysis Center
Office: (603) 223-3859
Cell: (603) 419-8325
Desk: (603) 223-8744
Fax: (603) 271-0303
joseph.a.villers@dos.nh.gov<mailto:joseph.a.villers@dos.nh.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law 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: New Hampshire Information and Analysis Center
Hello,
I sincerely apologize for the delay in processing this request. No material responsive to this request is available for release, as it constitutes confidential homeland security information per 6 USC 482(e). This request is considered to be closed.
David M. Hilts
Senior Staff Counsel
Office of the Commissioner
New Hampshire Department of Safety
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
W (603) 227-0040
F (603) 271-1033
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication may contain material protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be subject to criminal prosecution. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by telephone at (603) 227-0040. You will be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred in notifying us.
From: Emma North-Best
Not all records are federal records, and thus not exempt under the cited statute.
From: New Hampshire Information and Analysis Center
My understanding is that any records that we have that are responsive to your request are covered by 6 USC 482(e), and some of them are also information compiled for law enforcement purposes whose disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with law enforcement proceedings. 38 Endicott Street North, LLC vs. State Fire Marshal, 161 N.H. 656, 661 (2012) (referencing and adopting Exemption 7(A) of FOIA). I have nothing further to add.
David M. Hilts
Senior Staff Counsel
Office of the Commissioner
New Hampshire Department of Safety
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
W (603) 227-0040
F (603) 271-1033
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication may contain material protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be subject to criminal prosecution. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by telephone at (603) 227-0040. You will be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred in notifying us.
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~WRD0074
From: Emma North-Best
Your answer is different than before. Thank you for noting your shifting reasons. This will be useful in any future lawsuits.
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