DC Mayor's Office Emails on CCTV Ransomware

Joseph Cox filed this request with the Mayor's Office of Washington, DC.
Tracking #

2021-FOIA-00569

2021-FOIA-00572
Submitted Feb. 11, 2017
Status
Completed

Communications

From: Joseph Cox

Subject: DC Freedom of Information Act Request: DC Mayor's Office Emails on CCTV Ransomware

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act of 1974, D.C. Code Ann. § 2-531 et seq. ("D.C. Act"):

### Background ###

Starting from January 12, 2017, 70 percent of storage devices that record data from D.C. police surveillance cameras were affected by hackers, according to multiple media reports:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/hackers-hit-dc-police-closed-circuit-camera-network-city-officials-disclose/2017/01/27/d285a4a4-e4f5-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_print.html

https://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2017/01/dc-police-surveillance-cameras-were-infected-with-ransomware-before-inauguration/?comments=1&post=32729787

My request regards records concerning this cyberattack.

### Request ###

I hereby request the following records:

- All emails sent or received by the Mayor's Office concerning this cyberattack, from January 12, 2017 to the present.
- All memos sent or received by the Mayor's Office concerning this cyberattack, from January 12, 2017 to the present.

In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should know that I am a journalist writing for Motherboard, VICE's technology and science site, and that this request is being made as part of news gathering.

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Joseph Cox

From: Muckrock Staff

Subject: RE: DC Freedom of Information Act Request: DC Mayor's Office Emails on CCTV Ransomware

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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. 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: Mayor's Office

Subject: RE: DC Freedom of Information Act Request: DC Mayor's Office Emails on CCTV Ransomware

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Hello,

This request is being processed. However, due to the public health emergency, processing times are significantly delayed.

From: Mayor's Office

Subject: RE: DC Freedom of Information Act Request: DC Mayor's Office Emails on CCTV Ransomware

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Hello,

This request is being processed. However, due to the public health emergency, processing times are significantly delayed.

From: Mayor's Office

Subject: RE: DC Freedom of Information Act Request: DC Mayor's Office Emails on CCTV Ransomware

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There is no update since my prior email dated December 7, 2020. Processing times are still significantly delayed.

From: Mayor's Office

Subject: Re: 2021-FOIA-00572

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VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL January 19, 2021 MuckRock News
Dept MR 33192
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144 Re: 2021-FOIA-00572 Dear MuckRock News, This is the finalresponse to your recent Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to theExecutive Office of the Mayor (“EOM”). The details of your request are attached hereto. As the FOIA Officerfor EOM, I only have the ability to conduct searches of, and respond torequests for, EOM records. A search forresponsive EOM records yielded zero (0) results. Please know that, under D.C. Official Code § 2-537 and 1 DCMR 412, youhave the right to appeal this letter to the Mayor or to the Superior Court ofthe District of Columbia. If you electto appeal to the Mayor, your appeal must be in writing and contain “Freedom ofInformation Act Appeal” or “FOIA Appeal” in the subject line of the letter aswell as on the outside of the envelope. The appeal must include (1) a copy of the original request; (2) a copyof any written denial; (3) a statement of the circumstances, reasons, and/orarguments advanced in support of disclosure; and (4) a daytime telephonenumber, and e-mail and/or U.S. Mail address at which you can be reached. The appeal must be mailed to: The Mayor’sOffice of Legal Counsel, FOIA Appeal, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 407,Washington, DC 20004. Electronicversions of the same information can instead be e-mailed to foia.appeals@dc.gov. Further, a copy of all appeal materials mustbe forwarded to the Freedom of Information Officer of the involved agency or tothe agency head of that agency if there is no designated Freedom of InformationOfficer there. Failure to follow theseadministrative steps will result in delay in the processing and commencement ofa response to your appeal to the Mayor. Sincerely, Cristina Sacco FOIA Officer,Executive Office of the Mayor

From: Mayor's Office

Subject: Final Response 2021-FOIA-00569

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Dear Muckrock News,

This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request to the Executive Office of the Mayor ("EOM" or the "Office") for the following records from a date range of January 12, 2017 to February 11, 2017:

1. All emails and memos sent or received by the Mayor's Office concerning a cyber attack reported to have taken place on January 12, 2017.

Documents responsive to your request have been delivered via the FOIA portal. I have determined portions of documents should be withheld pursuant to the following FOIA exemption:

1. D.C. Official Code § 2-534(a)(2) - information of a personal nature where the public disclosure thereof would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Please note that, under D.C. Official Code § 2-537 and 1 DCMR § 412, you have the right to appeal this letter to the Mayor or to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. If you elect to appeal to the Mayor, your appeal must be in writing and contain "Freedom of Information Act Appeal" or "FOIA Appeal" in the subject line of the letter as well on the outside of the envelope. The appeal must include (1) a copy of the original request; (2) a copy of any written denial; (3) a statement of the circumstances, reasons, and/or arguments advanced in support of disclosure; and (4) a daytime telephone number, and e-mail and/or U.S. Mail address at which you can be reached. The appeal must be mailed to: The Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel, FOIA Appeal, and 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 407, Washington, D.C. 20004. Electronic versions of the same information can instead be e-mailed to The Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel at foia.appeals@dc.gov<mailto:foia.appeals@dc.gov>. Further, a copy of all appeal materials must be forwarded to the Freedom of Information Officer of the involved agency or to the agency head of that agency if there is no designated Freedom of Information Officer there. Failure to follow these administrative steps may result in delay in the processing and commencement of a response to your appeal to the Mayor.

EOM FOIA
Executive Office of the Mayor | Office of the General Counsel
Phone: 202.727.3384
Email: eom.foia@dc.gov<mailto:eom.foia@dc.gov>

From: Mayor's Office

Subject: Re: 2021-FOIA-00569

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VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL October 27, 2023 MuckRock News

Dept MR 33192
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144
Re: 2021-FOIA-00569 Dear News This is the finalresponse to your Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request to the ExecutiveOffice of the Mayor (“EOM”) received October 19, 2020. The details of your request are attached tothis letter. Documents responsiveto your request have been sent via the FOIA Portal. I have determined that documents and portionsof documents should be withheld pursuant to: 2-534(a)(2), “Personal Privacy” - Information of a personal nature where the public disclosure thereof would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Please know that, under D.C. Official Code § 2-537 and 1 DCMR 412, youhave the right to appeal this letter to the Mayor or to the Superior Court ofthe District of Columbia. If you electto appeal to the Mayor, your appeal must be in writing and contain “Freedom ofInformation Act Appeal” or “FOIA Appeal” in the subject line of the letter aswell as on the outside of the envelope. The appeal must include (1) a copy of the original request; (2) a copyof any written denial; (3) a statement of the circumstances, reasons, and/orarguments advanced in support of disclosure; and (4) a daytime telephonenumber, and e-mail and/or U.S. Mail address at which you can be reached. The appeal must be mailed to: The Mayor’sOffice of Legal Counsel, FOIA Appeal, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 407,Washington, DC 20004. Electronic versionsof the same information can instead be e-mailed to foia.appeals@dc.gov. Further, a copy of all appeal materials mustbe forwarded to the Freedom of Information Officer of the involved agency or tothe agency head of that agency if there is no designated Freedom of InformationOfficer there. Failure to follow theseadministrative steps will result in delay in the processing and commencement ofa response to your appeal to the Mayor. Sincerely, Henry Johnson FOIA Officer, Executive Office of the Mayor

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