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Target customers are even more on edge after a new update that hackers did, indeed, steal pin data in a massive credit card breach. the retailer initially said it didn't happen. alexandra field live from new york. what is the latest? >> reporter: so many concerns for consumers, not just the 40 million who were hacked but also for all of us, reminding us our information can be very vulnerable. at the same time, target stores are trying to reassure customers saying that the pin data that is stolen is secure and safe. they say the data was scrambled and can't be deciphered. here's the statement f...

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...

Tell shoppers their information is still safe and secure, despite the fact those incrypted pin numbers were stolen as part of the massive data breach. the pin information was fully incrypted at the key pad, remained incrypted within the system and remained encrypted leaving our system. so a few layers of security there but security experts are telling us with hackers this sophisticated, there are still reasons for shoppers to be concerned. >> i know that i never use my debit card. i just use my credit card. what are experts suggesting for people concerned if perhaps their debit card informatio...

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...

If you've known anyone where someone's gotten into their checking account, it is quite an ordeal to try to restore those funds. credit cards, not as much. but you have quite a process to go through there. are we talking about credit cards or is this just debit cards? >> with pins, you mainly have to worry about debit cards and that's problematic. debit card froud aud is more difficult to resolve than credit card fraud. they're taking money directly out of your account, you have to wait for the financial institution to give it back to you. you have to report within a certain amount of days, 60 ...