Ransomware incidents (New Hampshire State Police)
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| Multi Request | Ransomware incidents |
| Submitted | Aug. 25, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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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:
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma North-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. 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: New Hampshire State Police
Dear Ms. North-Best,
I write to acknowledge your request to the NH State Police for documents pertaining to incidents of "ransomware". Could you please provide a timeframe for your request, for example, documents pertaining to ransomware from 2020 to present.
Once we have a timeframe we can provide an estimate of how long it will take to collect the records and prepare them for release in accordance with NHRSA 91-A and related case law.
Thank you.
Heidi Barba
Staff Counsel
Office of the Commissioner, Legal Unit
NH Department of Safety
Heidi.B.Barba@dos.nh.gov
(603)223-4341
Work Hours: Tuesday - Friday; 9:00am - 4:30pm
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) 223-4341. You will be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred in notifying us.
From: New Hampshire State Police
Dear Ms. North-Best,
I am following up with my previous email (below) to find out the timeframe for your request so we can begin to search our records. Without a reasonable timeframe, your request is considered overly broad according to the NH Right to Know Law, NH RSA 91-A and related case law.
Sincerely,
Heidi Barba
From: New Hampshire State Police
Ms. North-Best,
I'll be taking over the handling of this request for Attorney Barba. Please be so kind as to provide a timeframe for the records you are seeking. In light of the fact that Attorney Barba had previously corresponded with you about this since the beginning of September, if I have not heard from you in one week, I will assume that you no longer wish to pursue this request, and it will be considered closed at that time.
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.
Dear Ms. North-Best,
I am following up with my previous email (below) to find out the timeframe for your request so we can begin to search our records. Without a reasonable timeframe, your request is considered overly broad according to the NH Right to Know Law, NH RSA 91-A and related case law.
Sincerely,
Heidi Barba
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