Toronto Crime Stoppers pauses tips after cyber breach affects 176K submissions
Toronto Crime Stoppers has paused tip intake after a cybersecurity breach potentially exposed identifying information included in some submissions.
Toronto Crime Stoppers has halted the acceptance of tips following a cybersecurity breach that could have exposed the personal information of 176,859 tips. The organization has asked individuals to refrain from submitting tips until measures are put in place to ensure safer reporting options. Chair Sean Sportun revealed that the breach involved its software provider, Navigate360, which has provided the organization with a list of nearly 15,000 names affected by the incident.
The organization has removed the "Tip Submit" feature from its website and has advised Navigate360 to suspend the intake function for Toronto Crime Stoppers on its platform. Toronto police have also temporarily suspended the service while it assesses new safeguards and measures. Sportun stated that the organization is still seeking the text of the stolen tips and will share updates as soon as they become available.
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