Kingston Police Share Details After Completing Internal Investigation of January 2025 Cybersecurity Incident

Hacker took 100,000 documents in 2025 'cyber incident,' Kingston Police say

Police in Kingston, Ont., have released more information about a January 2025 "cyber incident" in which someone gained access to the service's systems and copied about 100,000 documents containing personal and court information.

Kingston Police share details after completing internal investigation of January 2025 cybersecurity incident

Kingston Police have provided an update on the cybersecurity incident which took place in January 2025, as the internal investigation of the incident is now complete.

Risk of info leaked ‘low’ after cyberattack against force: Kingston police

The breach, which happened when a hacker used “compromised account credentials” to access internal systems, led to the extraction of approximately 160 GB of data, police said.

Hundreds of thousands of documents extracted from Kingston Police during 2025 cybersecurity incident

Analysts determined that 345,000 documents were accessed, the majority being newsletters and bulk e-mails.