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The hackers just sat there, picking their information off by the millions. >> wow. so, do we have any estimate so far of the damages? >> we're getting them. we know that 70 million at least -- at least -- were breached in some capacity. phone numbers, credit card numbers, pin numbers and security numbers. look at these numbers. now they believe that $18 billion is the damage number to the banks and the retailers, and $4 billion in uncovered costs that it could cost the consumers right there, and here's the big thing. the credit card data is not yet all been dumped on the black market so the bo...

That they haven't seen before. >> reporter: just who are the hackers? there are clues. part of the code is written in russian. the "wall street journal" cites an unnamed u.s. official who said these details suggest the attack may have ties to organized crime from the$x soviet union. target is still dealing with the fallout this morning. in a new e-mail by target to its customers, it said the cyberattack stole much more than pin numbers. it stole names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses as well. >> consumers need to be aware right now, paying very close attention to their st...

Most troubling of all, it's using new technology that makes it virtually undetectable by all security software. >> it's an unknown exploit, one they haven't seen before. >> reporter: just who are the hack sners there are clues. part of the code is written in russian. the "wall street journal" cites an unnamed u.s. official who said these details suing dweft the attack may have ties to organized crime from the former soviet union. target still dealing with the fallout this morning. in a new e-mail by target to its customers said the cyber attack stole much more than pin numbers. stole names, ma...

Have ties to organized crime from the former soviet union. in a newly issued e-mail from target, the attack included much more than pin numbers. >> consumers need to be aware right now, paying very close attention to your statements. >> so target has agreed to testify before congress in early february about the massive data breach there. no federal laws exist that set out standard rules for when and how companies must report these breaches. the main objective of the hearing will help customers to protect themselves. fair to say it is the wild west out there with your information. we don't even...

Potentially been breached, that number could double. >> according to a cyber security firm, many retail organizations may not know that they've been infected. the software contains a new kind of attack method that is able to covertly subvert network controls and common friends sick tack -- friends sick tactics. >> they called the maly shous computer code kaptoxa. parts of it have been on the internet's black market for weeks. the paper added that unnamed u.s. officials say these details suggest the attack may have ties to organized crime from the former soviet union. in a newly issued e-mail b...