Massive Crime Stoppers data breach may expose millions of anonymous tipsters

A hacktivist group calling itself the Internet Yiff Machine claims to have exfiltrated 93 gigabytes of data—roughly 8.3 million anonymous tips—from P3 Global Intel, the cloud-based tip management platform used by Crime Stoppers programs, law enforcement agencies, and more than 35,000 schools nationwide. P3, a unit of safety firm Navigate360, promises tipsters that "your anonymity is protected at all times." The breach, if confirmed, would shatter that guarantee and was reported by Ars Technica.

The stolen archive was sent to Straight Arrow News and the Distributed Denial of Secrets leak archive, which dubbed it BlueLeaks 2.0. Straight Arrow News reported that the data includes names, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, home addresses, license plate numbers, Social Security numbers, and criminal histories of individuals named in tips, along with investigator replies. DDoS is restricting access to vetted journalists and researchers given the sensitivity of the material.

The hackers claim P3 lacked basic security controls, including rate limiting, allowing millions of requests to pass without triggering any defenses. Navigate360 has not confirmed the breach, stating only that a digital forensics firm has been retained to investigate. Portland urged the public on 19 March 2026 to stop submitting tips through the platform. Education Week flagged the K–12 dimension: school tips frequently involve suicide threats, bullying, and drug activity, meaning the exposed data could endanger minors.