In Pictures: The worst data breach incidents of 2012 – so far

Out of 189 breaches recorded through mid-June, here are the top 15 according to Identity Theft Resource Center.

The Identity Theft Resource Center tracks data-breach incidents and the number of exposed records related to payment cards, customer, university or patient data when that’s known. Here are the Top 15 Worst so far for 2012 based on number of exposed records — and the year’s only half over.

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