Toronto Crime Stoppers stopped taking tips after hackers exposed more than 1.5 million Canadian tips.
In March 2026, hackers broke into P3, the tip software Crime Stoppers programs have used for years.
A hacktivist group called Internet Yiff Machine took the data to prove the platform was not truly anonymous.
P3 is owned by U.S. company Navigate360. Toronto Crime Stoppers has used it since 2018.
CBC analyzed 8.3 million records and found about 1.6 million Canadian tips from 25 years.
Over 850,000 tips held names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, or banking details.
176,859 Toronto tips were affected. About 15,000 names were found in the Toronto data.
The vendor first said no Toronto data was taken. Toronto learned the truth only in June 2026.
Toronto removed its Tip Submit button and asked the vendor to shut off all tip intake.
Toronto Police temporarily stopped using Crime Stoppers pending a review of the breach.
The RCMP said the breach could jeopardize the safety of tipsters, named people, and police officers.
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