Pages From OAKSTAR Weekly 2013-03-08

TOP SECRET //COMINT//NOFORN OAKSTAR Weekly Update Program Highlights Week of: March 2-8, 2013 ETS: I I Derived From: NSA/CSSM 1-52 Dated : 20070108 Declassify On : 20320108 TOP SECRET //COMINT//NOFORN

TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN MONKEYROCKET: (TS//SI/NF) Collection loss for pali of March 5 and 6th. High side data diode in eITor. Tweaked some of the diode parameters and rebooted server to rectify. (TSI/SVINF) Due to larger influx oft rnffic from the partner, the NIA GARAF ILE S was not sending data quick enough via the ftp process to the XKeyscore causing th e disk space to fill up and data fo1wa rdin g delays . A parameter was tweaked in the NIAG ARAFILE S configuration to poll th e directories at a timeout of 3 seconds vice 60 seconds. (TSI/SVINF) Paiiner provided inclusion of first/last name pai·ameters for the XKeyscore external metadata table infonn ation. Updates were made to th e modification scripts to adjust the ingest. ODD: Overview: (S) OAKSTAR 2013 serialized produc t report totals: 329 reports and 1943 GISTs. (S) There are no open/active REMEDY tickets for OAKSTAR. TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN

TOP SECRET //COMINT//NOFORN MONKEYROCKET: Day 225 (U) 2013 = 1 report (they w ere 1 of 43 sources for the report , but hey, it's the 1st). (S//8 1// REL) MARINA is trans ition ing to CLOUDRUNNER and our dai ly and w eekly metrics have hit another error. A new ticket has been created to address this issue on 04Ma rch 2013 and updated 11 March 2013. Tic ket number: MAR INA-9940. (SNM) TOP SECRET //COMINT//NOFORN

TOP SECRET //COMINT //NOFORN (TS//NF) No data on 11 March 2013 and we are working with engineering to pin point the issue. (TS//NF) SSG11 analysts have found value in the MONKEYROCKET access to help track down senders and receivers of Bitcoins (a decentralized digital currency system , wherein the units are known as Bitcoins or BTC.) (SNM) (TS//NF) S2F214 is hoping to use the access for their mission of looking at organized crime and cyber targets that utilize online e-currency services to move and launder money. These illicit finance networks provide user access to international monetary systems , while providing a high-degree of anonymity. (SNM) TOP SECRET //COMINT //NOFORN