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Millions Of Credit Cards May Be At Risk In Target Store Hack

Posted at 5:26 AM, Dec 19, 2013
and last updated 2013-12-19 16:09:16-05

credit card fraudNEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The Secret Service is investigating a reported credit card data breach at discount retailer Target.

Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary confirmed the investigation Wednesday evening. He declined to comment further.

Leary’s comments came following a report from respected security researcher Brian Krebs that Target had suffered a data breach around the time of Black Friday last month “potentially involving millions of customer credit and debit card records.”

Target did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday evening.

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