Anonymous + general hacktivists 2009-2018 (Marines - United States Marine Corps, USMC)
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DON-USMC-2019-007489 |
Multi Request | Anonymous + general hacktivists 2009-2018 |
Submitted | May 29, 2019 |
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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: United States Marine Corps
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* Tracking Number: DON-USMC-2019-007489
* Requester Name: Emma Best
* Date Submitted: 05/31/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: Please See attachment for description
From: United States Marine Corps
Your request for Fee Waiver for the FOIA request DON-USMC-2019-007489 has been denied. Additional details for this request are as follows:
* Request Created on: 05/31/2019
* Request Description: Please See attachment for description
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From: United States Marine Corps
The FOIA request - DON-USMC-2019-007489 description has been modified. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: DON-USMC-2019-007489
* Requester: Emma Best
* Submitted Date: 05/31/2019
* Description: Please See attachment for description
From: United States Marine Corps
Please see the attached letter regarding your FOIA request to HQMC, case file number DON-USMC-2019-007489.
V/r
The HQMC FOIA Team
From: United States Marine Corps
DON-USMC-2019-007489 has been processed with the following final disposition: [FINAL_DISPOSITION].
From: United States Marine Corps
The FOIA request - DON-USMC-2019-007489 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: DON-USMC-2019-007489
* Requester: Emma Best
* Submitted Date: 05/31/2019
* Description: Please See attachment for description
From: United States Marine Corps
DON-USMC-2019-007489 has been processed with the following final disposition: Records Not Reasonably Described
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