BlueLeaks Bulletins (Washington State Fusion Center)

Dear Emma Best:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Washington State Patrol. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Revised Code of Washington, RCW 42.56. Your request was received in this office on 8/11/2020 and given the reference number R008234-081120 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of (U//FOUO) IIB - Criminal Hackers Target US Law Enforcement Data, created on or about June 26, 2020, as well as bulletins and alerts generated, sent or received mentioning or describing "BlueLeaks" (sometimes spelled "Blue Leaks"), "Distributed Denial of Secrets" or "DDoSecrets". You may limit this request to records created between June 18, 2020 and the date of the processing of this request.

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.

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 Best

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Your request will be forwarded to the relevant Washington State Patrol department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The Washington Public Records Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.

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Washington State Patrol

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RE: Public Records Request of August 11, 2020, Reference # R008234-081120
Dear Emma Best,
Thank you for your inquiry to the Washington State Patrol. Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we have received your public disclosure request below.
“To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of (U//FOUO) IIB - Criminal Hackers Target US Law Enforcement Data, created on or about June 26, 2020, as well as bulletins and alerts generated, sent or received mentioning or describing "BlueLeaks" (sometimes spelled "Blue Leaks"), "Distributed Denial of Secrets" or "DDoSecrets". You may limit this request to records created between June 18, 2020 and the date of the processing of this request.

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.

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 Best

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AAAWdc_sibxL9k9vWY3cx9mUc2A%3A1k5Qor%3A7Xc3mgzu_7-5OIFolhDV4-cKZJY&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Ffusion-center-6083%252Fblueleaks-bulletins-washington-state-fusion-center-100121%252F%253Femail%253Dwafusion%252540wsp.wa.gov”
We anticipate it may take up to 30 business days from the date of this notification to provide our response. Additional time is required due to the current response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the volume of pending records requests, and to research this request, search for and collect existing responsive records, notify involved parties, and/or prepare records for dissemination.
Should you have any questions, please respond to this email.
Sincerely,
Rhonda Tucker
FRA 3

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RE: Public Records Request of August 11, 2020, Reference # R008234-081120
Dear Emma Best,
Thank you for your inquiry to the Washington State Patrol. We have received your public disclosure request for the following:
“To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of (U//FOUO) IIB - Criminal Hackers Target US Law Enforcement Data, created on or about June 26, 2020, as well as bulletins and alerts generated, sent or received mentioning or describing "BlueLeaks" (sometimes spelled "Blue Leaks"), "Distributed Denial of Secrets" or "DDoSecrets". You may limit this request to records created between June 18, 2020 and the date of the processing of this request.

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.

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 Best

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AAAWdc_sibxL9k9vWY3cx9mUc2A%3A1k5Qor%3A7Xc3mgzu_7-5OIFolhDV4-cKZJY&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Ffusion-center-6083%252Fblueleaks-bulletins-washington-state-fusion-center-100121%252F%253Femail%253Dwafusion%252540wsp.wa.gov”
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has researched your public disclosure request and we did not locate any public record that contains the information you have requested. RCW 42.56.010, RCW 42.56.080. Citizens for Fair Share, 117 Wn. App. at 435 (citing Smith v. Okanogan County, 100 Wn. App. 7, 13–44(2000)), Bonamy v. City of Seattle, 92 Wn. App. 403, 409 (1993), Sperr v. City of Spokane, 123 Wn. App. 132, 96 P.3d 1012 (2004), and Neighborhood Alliance of Spokane County v. County of Spokane, No. 84108-0 (Wash. Sept. 29, 2011).
This response completes your request.  Should you have any questions, please respond to this email.
Sincerely,
Rhonda Tucker, FRA 3