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Navigate360 (P3 tip platform, Canadian Crime Stoppers) data breach

Was I affected?

Navigate360 (P3 tip platform, Canadian Crime Stoppers) confirmed a breach involving up to 1.5 million records (duplicates possible), exposing names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers. You may be affected if you submitted a tip to a Canadian Crime Stoppers program (by phone, online or the P3 app), or were named in one, at any point over roughly the last 25 years.

Navigate360 (P3 tip platform, Canadian Crime Stoppers) breach facts
AnnouncedOct 21, 2026
When it happenedNovember 21, 2025 – March 5, 2026
CountryCanada
Records exposed (may include duplicates)1.5 million
Data exposedNames, Addresses, Dates of birth, Social Security numbers, Phone numbers, Email addresses and Other details
StatusConfirmed by the company or a regulator filing

What happened

The P3 tip platform run by U.S. company Navigate360, used by Crime Stoppers programs, police and schools, was hacked by a hacktivist group, and the hack was first reported in March 2026. On October 21, 2026, a CBC investigation found that more than 1.5 million tips sent to Canadian Crime Stoppers programs over the past 25 years were in the stolen data, and at least half of them contained personal information, in some cases enough to identify and contact tipsters. Navigate360 then said in its notice that an unauthorized third party copied data from one of its systems between November 21, 2025 and March 5, 2026, which may include names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, phone numbers and email addresses, varying by person. Toronto Crime Stoppers paused taking tips after the report, and Canada's Privacy Commissioner opened an investigation on October 27. Navigate360 says it has no evidence the data has been misused, and the 1.5 million figure counts tips, not people.

What should I do?

  1. If you receive a Navigate360 notice letter, enroll in the free credit monitoring it offers.
  2. If you included your name or contact details in a tip and fear retaliation, contact your local police service directly; if you are in danger now, call 911.
  3. Don't answer anyone asking for your tip number or password; Toronto Crime Stoppers says it will never contact you for these.
  4. Hold off on sending new tips through programs that have paused their P3 intake until they say it is safe.
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