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(Rev. 05-01-2008) UNCLASSIFIED FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 02/06/2009 To: Chicago Attn: North RA From: Washington Field CR-17 / NVRA b7 Drafted By: [ Case ID #:(> Ss (Pending) Title: UNSUB(S) ; US COURTS - VICTIM; COMPUTER INTRUSION - OTHER rr (rl Synopsis: To set lead to locate Aaron Swartz. Enclosure(s): Attached is an[ sd Report for Swartz. b7E Details: The U.S. Courts implemented a pilot project offering free access to federal court records through the PACER system at seventeen federal depository libraries. Library personnel maintain login and password security and provide access to users from computers within the library. PACER normally carries an eight cents per page fee, however, by accessing from one of the seventeen libraries, users may search and download data for free. Between September 4, 2008 and September 22, 2008, PACER was accessed by computers from outside the library utilizing login information from two libraries participating in the pilot project. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts reported that the PACER system was being inundated with requests. One request was being made every three seconds. The login information was compromised at the Sacramento County Public Law Library (SPLL) and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Library (SCCA). The two accounts were responsible for downloading more than eighteen million pages with an approximate value of $1.5 million. UNCLASSIFIED