Over 1.5 Million Canadian Crime Stoppers Tips Leaked

A CBC investigation found that more than 1.5 million Canadian Crime Stoppers tips spanning 25 years were exposed in a breach of the P3 Global Intel platform. About 850,000 records contained personal data such as addresses, phone numbers, emails and license plates. Hacktivist group Internet Yiff Machine stole the data last March.

• Over 1.5 million tips leaked over 25 years, 850,000 with personal data
• Leaked records include allegations of murder, terrorism and drug trafficking
• 4,300 tipsters gave full names and their data was not redacted
• RCMP initially said Canadian records were unaffected