Anonymous + general hacktivists 2009-2018 (Army - United States Department of the Army)

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Army - United States Department of the Army of the United States of America.

It is a clone of this request.

Tracking #

FP-19-02012

Multi Request Anonymous + general hacktivists 2009-2018
Due June 26, 2019
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

Communications

From: Emma North-Best


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 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 relating to or mentioning Anonymous or hacktivism sent to or received from any federal law enforcement or intelligence agencies or any fusion center
* 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.

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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

From: Army - United States Department of the Army

Ms. Best,

Please see the attached PDF regarding your FOIA request.

It has been assigned case number FA-19-1080.

V/R

Joseph E. Walukonis

FOIA Analyst

U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency

Freedom of Information Act Division

571-515-0239

From: Army - United States Department of the Army

Good afternoon, Ms. Best,

I have received your FOIA request marked FP-19-02012 from the Department of the Army. I will initiate a search for the "Anonymous" hacking related records you have requested. If we do not come back with any records, you may want to inquire with U.S. Cyber Command. We are often confused with them as U.S. Army Cyber Command.

I will touch base with you in the next week to let you know how our search is coming.
Best Regards,

Carolyn Morris

Carolyn G. Morris
Paralegal Specialist/FOIA Officer
U.S. Army Cyber Command
Fort Meade, Maryland
301-677-6924
carolyn.g.morris3.civ@mail.mil

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