Crime Stoppers: Origins of the not-so-anonymous tipline

Crime Stoppers: Origins of the not-so-anonymous tipline

You’ve heard the numbers and seen the calls to action. You may even have contributed. Since the 1970s, Crime Stoppers has been linked with anonymous tips, spreading to almost every major metro area. As the program grew, its systems became more complex and soon, a subject of controversy. Allegations arose, from obscured finances to doubts about delivering on its key promise: anonymity.  Read Straight Arrow News reporter Mikael Thalen’s investigat…

Portland police urge residents to avoid Crime Stoppers following hack | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker - National Cyber Security Consulting

The Portland Police Bureau in Oregon is urging the public to temporarily avoid submitting information through Crime Stoppers after a data breach first reported by Straight Arrow News exposed millions of “anonymous” crime tips. The breach included more than 8.3 million highly sensitive records stolen from the tip and intelligence management company P3 Global Intel. […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Portland police urge resid…