# B.C. privacy watchdog investigates Crime Stoppers data breach

https://mins.news/en/item/128070

- CBC News, 2026-11-04 00:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/oipc-investigates-crime-stoppers-data-breach-9.7407791?cmp=rss

> British Columbia’s privacy watchdog is examining whether the provincial Crime Stoppers society did enough to protect personal information after a major breach exposed more than 1.5 million anonymous crime tips from across Canada.