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Consumers need to be aware right now, paying very close attention to their statements. >> credit card numbers and other personal information, e-mail addresses, phone numbers of up to 110 million target customers has already been potentially compromised. target's now alerting people that the cyber attack stole much more than p.i.n. numbers -- names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses also compromised. >> so, this is a lot bigger, touching a lot more people than anyone realized. we knew it was big, but it really seems huge. >> and it goes back to the core of what is the core of t...

The software infests systems allowing the hackers to manipulate the mall wear from outside. it's using new technology that makes it undetectible by all security software. >> it's unknown and 1 that they haven't seen before. >> who are the tackers? there clues. part is written in russian. the "wall street journal" cites an unnamed u.s. official who said the details suggest the attack may have ties to organized crime from the former so f soviet union. in a new e-mail to customers, they said the cyber attack stole more than pin numbers. it stole names and mailing addresses and phone numbers and e...

Chip and that is very hard to detect. they also want pin numbers on the cards so those are two things that they are pushing. >> chips and pin numbers. >> chips and pin numbers. that is the big solution. >> these stories have been in the news for several weeks. do we think it will have any measurable effect on the bottom lines for these companies? >> it already has on target. target has noticed a decrease in sales and they cut their profit outlook and even though sales recovered in the last week, i think with its drips and draws of data from target, people are very nervous right now. >> thank y...

We don't know. originally we thant credit card and debit numbers, pin numbers, expiration dates. now that's expanded to include your personal information. the information we're talking about is your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail addresses, and the reason why that can be crucial is that people could use that information to then contact you and kind of dupe you in to thinking that they know more about you than they should. >> all the ingredients of identity fraud. >> absolutely. >> stealing your identity. >> there are ways to protect yourself. as we talk about this, talking abo...

Eric holder said those couples will enjoy the same benefits as any other couple. that decision comes two days after utah announced it would not recognize the marriages while appealing the case. but the president is on holder's side. >> president welcomes the attorney general's determination that the federal government, for purposes of federal law, will recognize the same-sex marriages that were lawfully performed in utah before a stay was issued. for more, i would point to you the what the attorney general said and to the department of justice. but the president welcomes that determination by ...