Anonymous + general hacktivists 2009-2018 (Tucson Police Department)

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Tucson Police Department
PRA Office
270 South Stone Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
May 30, 2019
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law, I hereby request the
following records:
Documents mentioning or relating to Anonymous (the hacker
movement/collective, see below) or hacktivism (defined as hacking as a
form of protest and/or activism) generated between 1 January 2009 and 1
January 2019, including but not limited to:
* Internal reports, bulletins, warnings and alerts relating to
Anonymous or hacktivism
* Reports from the appropriate IT (Information Technology) or computer
offices regarding possible cyber attacks by Anonymous or other
hacktivists
* Reports, bulletins, warnings and alerts sent to or received from
either the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland
Security, any fusion center or federal agency relating to or mentioning
Anonymous or hacktivism
* Incident reports investigating possible hacking activity falling
within the office's jurisdiction and allegedly carried out by members of
Anonymous or other hacktivist groups
* Materials generated as a result of any suspected or actual
compromise, breach or "dox" (revealing of personal or private
information) by Anonymous or other hacktivists
Anonymous has been described by government agencies as a
non-hierarchical hacktivist collective, Anonymous uses hacking (and
arguably cracking) techniques to register political protest in campaigns
known as “#ops.” Best known for their distributed denial of services
(DDoS) attacks, past activities have included attacks against the Church
of Scientology; Visa, Paypal, and others who withdrew their services
from WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange after that group began releasing war
documents; #OpTunisia and others purporting to support the Arab Spring;
and a campaign that brought down the website of the Westboro Baptist
Church. #Ops are usually marked with the release of a video of a reader
in a Guy Fawkes mask using a computer generated voice. See attached for
additional background information.
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. 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 Internet Archive and
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
business days.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
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