According to the New Yorker, they received the documents but did not respond because they mistook them for input generated by their own internal tests. See [1],

According to the New Yorker, they received the documents but did not respond because they mistook them for input generated by their own internal tests. See [1], linked from [2] [1] http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~aczeskis/research/pubs/DeadDrop-The_New_Yorker-Reply-2013-09-03.pdf http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~aczeskis/research/pubs/DeadD... [2] https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2013/10/how-we-plan-keeping-securedrop-secure-possible https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2013/10/how-we-plan-...