South Simcoe police now taking tips directly after Crime Stoppers data breach (update)

According to reports from CBC cited by BradfordToday, a collective of hackers known as Internet Yiff Machine hacked into Ohio-based Navigate360's P3 tip management platform in March.[2]CBC News reports that its investigation identified more than 1.5 million tips submitted to Crime Stoppers programs across the country over the past 25 years were compromised.[3] CBC says more than 850,000 tips — about half of all Canadian records identified — included personally identifiable information.[3]Barrie 360 reports that CBC's analysis identified 38,634 tip records associated with Crime Stoppers of Simcoe-Dufferin-Muskoka[4]. The outlet adds that "does not mean that 38,634 people were identified."[4]In an earlier version of the story, InnisfilToday reported that a representative of the South Simcoe Police Service said they couldn't provide comment in time for publication.[5] At that point, the outlet said, the service's website still listed Crime Stoppers as a partner[5].BradfordToday reports that Barrie Police Service said they were aware of the cybersecurity incident and as a precaution have suspended promotion of Crime Stoppers.[2] The outlet says York Regional Police were suspending their partnership with Crime Stoppers.[2]Local chapter president Avery Bassett told BradfordToday that the board plans a board meeting on Oct. 29 to determine how to proceed[2]. According to the outlet, Bassett said the chapter's website is still accepting tips and using the P3 platform[2].