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The number of victim notices issued during the first six months of the year reached an estimated 471.2 million, eclipsing the 297.5 million notices in all of 2025.

PublisherIdentity Theft Resource Center
ReportITRC H1 2026 Data Breach Report
Published22 July 2026
TopicsData Breaches, Victim Notices

Published by Identity Theft Resource Center in ITRC H1 2026 Data Breach Report, 22 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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