Toronto Crime Stoppers pauses tips after cyber breach affects 176K submissions

Toronto Crime Stoppers has temporarily stopped accepting tips after it said more than 175,000 of them were stolen by hackers earlier this year, alongside nearly 15,000 names. The pause comes after CBC reported that 1.5 million tips submitted to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years were exposed in a massive data breach.

Skip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpMenuCBC GemCBC ListenSearchQuick LinksNewsSportsRadioMusicListen LiveTVWatchnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaVideoToronto police suspend Crime Stoppers partnership after data breach | CBC.ca LoadedToronto police suspend Crime Stoppers partnership after data breach1 hour ago|Duration 2:161 hour agoNewsDuration 2:16closed captionThe Canadian Crime Stoppers data breach could have huge ramifications in Toronto. The Toronto Police Service has temporarily suspended its use of Crime Stoppers, and as Greg Ross reports, there are concerns the breach could do long-term damage to community trust in the program.

Investigates·BreakingToronto Crime Stoppers is pausing its program, effective immediately, its chair Sean Sportun said in a statement sent late Wednesday evening. The news follows an exclusive CBC investigation from earlier in the day revealing that 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. More than 1.5 million Canadian tips exposed, including unredacted personal info, investigation foundListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Toronto Crime Stoppers is pausing its program, effective immediately, its chair Sean Sportun said in a statement sent late Wednesday evening. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)Toronto Crime Stoppers is pausing its program, effective immediately, its chair, Sean Sportun, said in a statement sent late Wednesday evening.

Toronto Crime Stoppers says it is no longer accepting tips from the public through its online website or call centre following a data breach of its third-party software. The annonymous non-profit partnership founded in 1984 to help prevent and solve crimes says sometime in March hackers stole data from P3, the software that has been used by Crime Stoppers. Navigate360, which owns the software, says almost 177,000 Toronto tips from January 2022 to November 2025 were stolen in the breach and that almost 15,000 names were among the tips submitted.

When Andrew Rivard spotted a Crime Stoppers ad offering a $2,000 reward for tips in the winter of 2025, he decided to report what he knew about illegal cigarette sales in his neighbourhood. Rivard’s original tip shows he disclosed his full name. He says he trusted the organization’s long-standing promise to protect the identities of all tipsters. "I was told nothing would come of it; no one would come to me with, you know, I guess, resentment," Rivard said. "I just was hoping it would be that exactly — anonymous. "But the Manitoba man's report — along with information from more than 1.5 million other tips submitted to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the last 25 years — was exposed in a massive data breach, an exclusive CBC investigation has found. The personal information captured in some compromised tips was detailed enough for CBC to contact more than a dozen tipsters — including Rivard — who reacted with shock and fear for their safety. "It’s very scary, to be honest," said Rivard, who now worries his home address and phone number may be used by criminals for retaliation. Rivard’s original tip as it appeared in the leaked data, including his full name.

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