Network Breach and Cyber Attack Records (2018-Present)

Jordan Lassiter filed this request with the Yorktown Central School District of Yorktown, NY.

It is a clone of this request.

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From: Jordan Lassiter

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

Jordan Lassiter
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 146407
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

Date: June 13, 2023

Yorktown Central School District
2725 Crompond Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

Attn: FOIA Officer

Subject: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request – Records Pertaining to Network Breaches or Cyber Attacks

Dear FOIA Officer,

Under the provisions of the New York Freedom of Information Law, Article 6 of the Public Officers Law, I hereby request access to and copies of all records held by Yorktown Central School District pertaining to:

1) Any network breaches or cyber-attacks that have occurred within your organization, including any records of unauthorized access, data theft, or system compromise from January 1, 2018 to the present.

2) Any internal investigations or reviews conducted in response to a suspected or confirmed network breach, including any reports, findings, or recommendations.

3) Any incident response plans or policies in place to address network breaches, including any procedures for mitigating and remediating the effects of such incidents.

4) Any communications between your organization and affected individuals, customers, or partners regarding network breaches or incidents.

Should any portion of the requested records be deemed exempt from disclosure, I request the release of any reasonably segregable non-exempt portions in accordance with the New York Freedom of Information Law. If an entire document is exempt, I request a justification, citing specific FOIA exemptions, and provision of an exemption log.

Please note your obligation under the law not to destroy any records potentially responsive to this request. Any withholding, redaction, or destruction of responsive records without proper justification constitutes a violation of the FOIA and is subject to litigation.

I also request a waiver of all fees in connection with this request as disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester. If the enclosed waiver is not accepted and there are any potential charges in excess of $200 associated with fulfilling my request, please inform me in advance.

As stipulated by the FOIA, I look forward to your response within five business days.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely,
Jordan Lassiter
Independent Investigative Journalist
TransparencyReport.pw
Email: Jordan@Lassiter.eu
Phone: 1-845-748-0329

Enclosure: Fee Waiver Request Letter

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From: Yorktown Central School District

I am writing to advise you that we are processing the FOIL request dated
June 14, 2023.

The Freedom of Information Law requires public bodies to make
reasonably-identified existing documents available for inspection and
copying, but does not require research or narrative responses.
Accordingly, we will not be responding to those inquiries to the extent
that the information is not available to you from existing documents.

It is expected you will receive the response on *or before* July 18, 2023.
We will invoice you in accordance with our purchasing policy for postage
reimbursement and a copy charge of $0.25 per page if your FOIL request
requires copies. For requests taking a minimum of two hours or more to
complete (not including search time or administrative costs), an amount
equal to the hourly salary attributed to the lowest paid employee who has
the ability to prepare a copy of the requested records in the format
requested will be charged.

If the records can be emailed, we will provide them to you
electronically at no cost. Should you have any questions, feel free to
contact me 914-243-8199.

Thank you,
Yvette Segal
District Clerk and Records Access Officer
Yorktown Central School District
2725 Crompond Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
914-243-8199
Office Hours
8:00 am - 3:00 pm

From: Yorktown Central School District

Good afternoon,

In response to your FOIL request dated June 13, 2023 please see below and
attached.

1) Any network breaches or cyber-attacks that have occurred within your
organization, including any records of unauthorized access, data theft, or
system compromise from January 1, 2018 to the present.

Providing these records would imperil or jeopardize the School District’s
cybersecurity.

2) Any internal investigations or reviews conducted in response to a
suspected or confirmed network breach, including any reports, findings, or
recommendations.

Providing these records would imperil or jeopardize the School District’s
cybersecurity.

3) Any incident response plans or policies in place to address network
breaches, including any procedures for mitigating and remediating the
effects of such incidents.

Please see policy 8635 attached.

4) Any communications between your organization and affected individuals,
customers, or partners regarding network breaches or incidents.

Please see the attached emails.
Thank you,
Yvette Segal
District Clerk and Records Access Officer
Yorktown Central School District
2725 Crompond Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
914-243-8199
Office Hours
8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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