# Toronto Crime Stoppers is ‘essentially dead,’ technology analyst says

https://mins.news/en/video/111990

- Global News, 2026-10-23 00:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDchyw_Cof4

> Toronto Crime Stoppers has stopped taking tips after a cybersecurity breach may have exposed identifying details in some submissions. It is urging people not to send tips as it works on safer reporting options; emergencies should go to 911. Officials said more than 176,000 tips were affected in a breach involving its software provider. Analyst Carmi Levi commented on the incident.

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