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Target has confirmed that its customers' pin data was also stolen. that's a turn-around from what the company said yesterday that there were no indications that pin data had been stolen. in a statement today, target said the data was strongly encrypted and, quote, the most important thing for our guests to know is that their debit card accounts have not been compromised. the ceo of trusted sec and a white hat hacker. how secure are those encryption numbers? >> well, the encryption itself is actually an industry grade standard. they use something called triple, which allows it to be protected. ...

Libyan officials. >> the pin numbers for atm cards were stolen in the massive data breach at the store. the information is secure because it was encrypted. >> russian astronauts completed the spacewalk earlier today. two men trying to install cameras outside the international space station now. back to "lockup." at the hillsboro county jail in tampa, florida, sentenced inmates work in a variety of capacities throughout the facility. there's a waiting list for the much coveted jobs and those lucky enough to hold them receive one day off their sentence for every six days worked. javier perez's...

Are being detained were in libya as part of aest to augment security at the u.s. embassy in tripoli. also tonight, target as now confirmed that debit card pin numbers were stolen as part of the recent hacking that compromised debit and credit card information. earlier, the retailer said pin numbers were not part of the breach. still target says the pins are believed to be quote safe and secure because they were strongly encrypted. and a massive report has been released by the connecticut state police more than a year after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school that left 20 first graders...

Government should have your number is obviously debatable, whether or not crooks should is pretty clear. so now in crime and punishment days after they got ahold of 40 million credit and debit card numbers from target, we're learning the crooks have pin numbers. it's a terrifying headline but digging deeper, how concerned should people be? tom henry is the president of data security firm crowd strike services. so sean, if you had used your debit card at target in that period there, what would you be thinking tonight? would you do? >> i think if you're talking about debit cards, look at your ba...

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...