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By Raphael SatterWASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Safety company Navigate360 on Friday acknowledged hackers had broken into one of its systems ​and copied months’ worth of data, ‌seven months after a widely publicized breach exposed millions of crime tips.In a statement, Navigate360 said names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and ‌other ​sensitive information had potentially been ⁠exposed.Here are some ⁠details:• In March, a hacker calling themselves “Internet Yiff Machine” said they had broken into tip intelligence platform P3 Global Intel, an ​arm of Navigate360, and stolen 93 gigabytes of data, including 8 million confidential tips.• ⁠At the time, Navigate360 ⁠said it was investigating “whether we have ​experienced an incident” and declined further comment.• In ​recent days, government officials in places such ‌as Nevada and Canada have been quoted in the media as saying Navigate360 had only given them partial information about the ⁠breach despite repeated requests.• Police forces in Ontario suspended their use of the service after a Canadian ⁠Broadcasting Corporation report ‌found that hundreds of thousands ⁠of Canadian tipsters had been exposed ​in ‌the breach.• Navigate360 did not immediately ​respond to ⁠a Reuters question seeking additional details about the hack or the timing of its announcement.(Reporting by Anhata Rooprai in Bengaluru and Raphael Satter in Washington; Editing by Vijay Kishore and ​Chris Reese)


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