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Target on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 said that customers' encrypted PIN data was removed during the data breach that occurred earlier this month. But the company says it believes the PIN numbers are still safe because the information was strongly encrypted. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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Target: Customers' Encrypted PINs Were Obtained

Target says customers' encrypted PIN data was removed during the massive data breach that occurred earlier this month.