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.
Utah Dept. of Technology Services
Located: Salt Lake City, Utah
No. of records exposed: 780,000 patient files related to Medicaid claims stolen from a server by hackers believed to be operating out of Eastern Europe, Utah’s DTS disclosed in April. In May, Utah CIO Steven Fletcher resigned due to it.
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