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Extent of Crime Stoppers data breach unknown: Sault Police chief

DataBreaches.net · · International · Data Breaches

James Hopkin reports: The Sault’s police chief says it’s currently unclear how many anonymous tips received by Crime Stoppers locally were potentially exposed in a massive data breach. Both the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the Anishinabek Police Service have paused their relationship with the local Crime Stoppers chapter — causing the organization to...

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