Crime Stoppers in Toronto Suspends Program After Tip Data Leak in Canada

Crime Stoppers in Toronto has suspended its program and stopped accepting tips following a data breach involving third-party software. An exclusive investigation by CBC News revealed that information from more than 1.5 million tips submitted to Crime Stoppers programs across Canada over 25 years was leaked. The breach means confidential information of whistleblowers may be accessible to unauthorized parties.

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• A CBC investigation estimated that information from more than 1.5 million tips submitted to Crime Stoppers programs across Canada over 25 years was exposed in the breach.

  «information from more than 1.5 million tips submitted to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years was exposed in a massive data breach»

  CBC
• Service Chief Sean Sporton announced in a statement that the program is being suspended immediately.

  «Toronto Crime Stoppers is pausing its program, effective immediately, its chair Sean Sportun said in a statement sent late Wednesday evening.»

  CBC
• The breach occurred in third-party software used by the service, which announced that it no longer accepts tips from the public.

  «Toronto Crime Stoppers says it is no longer accepting tips from the public following a data breach of its third-party software.»

  CityNews Toronto

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