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Journalist Sues FCC Over DDoS Attack FOIAs

The FCC failed to reply to a pair of Freedom of Information Act requests on electronic comment filing system problems in May that the agency said was due to a directed denial of service attack (see 1705090063), investigative journalist Kevin…

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Collier said in a complaint (in Pacer) filed Wednesday with U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. Collier in his suit said he filed FOIA requests in May for records on the DDoS attack and the agency's analysis of astroturf anti-net neutrality comments, but it never provided or formally denied the documents. The FCC didn't comment.