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  "id": 16093939,
  "title": "Halton cops halt use of Crime Stoppers after data breach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/halton-cops-halt-use-of-crime-stoppers-after-data-breach",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:53:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Toronto Sun",
    "slug": "toronto-sun",
    "url": "https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/halton-cops-halt-crime-stoppers-data-breach"
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  "summary": "The decision to stop using the platform comes a day after Toronto Crime Stoppers paused anonymous tips",
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Toronto Crime Stoppers pauses tips after cyber breach affects 176K submissions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/toronto-crime-stoppers-pauses-tips-after-cyber-breach-affects-176k",
        "published": "2026-10-22T14:37:36.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}