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They are heavily encrypted and impossible to decode. alexander field is live for us now in new york. so, is that the case, very difficult to, i guess, decode? >> reporter: well, fred, target is telling shoppers they believe that the information is safe, secure and protected, but some security experts are saying it's possible that that information might not be. there are sophisticated hackers out there right now trying access those p.i.n. numbers, so really no reason for shoppers to wait and find out. just a day after saying there was no evidence that personal identification numbers, or p.i.n.s...

All right. we start with a frightening new development in the target credit card breach. target now says hackers did steal the p.i.n.s that you punch in when you use your debit card, but the retail giant says they are heavily encrypted and impossible to decode. alexandra field is live for us now in new york. so is that the case? does that, i guess, allay any fears? >> well, fredricka, that is the message from the retailer target wants the shoppers to feel that that information is safe and secure. target says when the p.i.n. numbers left the store, they were encrypted and should still be encryp...

Nearly ten feet thick. one rescue ship has stalled in the ice. and another rescue boat is to turn back. well, we'll talk about one of the crew members live from the stranded ship just ahead. but first, the impact of targets massive debit card security breech is growing by the day. millions of shop rs are told to get new cards after target admitted that customers pin numbers were stolen. but target is insisting the pin data is still safe and secure. cnn's alexander field reports from new york. >> just the day after saying there was no evidence that personal identification numbers or pins were a...

So what is target saying about this now? all right, victor. target is saying the pin numbers that have been stolen have already been transferred into an indecipherable code. the store maintains that the pin numbers are encrypted. and you're safe. if you're a shopper there probably is no reason that you wouldn't want to take extra steps to protect yourself. just the day after stlag was no evidence that personal identification numbers or pins were accessed in its massive security breach, a turnaround from target. the retail giant saying debit card pin numbers were stolen along with names and num...

Personal identification numbers or p.i.n.s. the concern according to reuters, the kind of cybercriminals who stole the information from 40 million credit and debit cards might be able to crack the encrypted data. that might be one reason jp morgan chase limited how much could be taken at atms or used at stores. they stated this. really disturbing, this happened between a pretty lengthy period of time. >> key time. >> between november 27th and december 15th. that is three weeks of just passing that plastic along and possibly handing over your numbers. >> it was a big period of time. i'm not one...