Crime Stoppers chapter freezes tips after breach breaks anonymity promise
Source: Malwarebytes Labs
At a glance
A breach exposed personal information in supposedly anonymous crime reports. Now one Crime Stoppers chapter has stopped accepting tips because it cannot guarantee anonymity. Toronto Crime Stoppers, which works with the community, police, and media to help solve crimes, has paused phone, website, and app submissions while it seeks a safer system. The breach occurred in March and involved P3 Global Intel, the Texas-based tip-management platform owned by Navigate360. Its software is used by Crime Stoppers programs and other organizations in the US and elsewhere. An October CBC investigation reve…