Target

Target is getting hit with another lump of coal this holiday season.

Target said Friday that debit-card PINs were among the financial information stolen from millions of customers who shopped at the retailer earlier this month.

Sen. Robert Menendez wants the federal government to hold companies accountable when their customers' financial information is stolen.

Target Corp. said on Monday that the Department of Justice is investigating the credit and debit card security breach at the retailer that's being called the second largest incident in U.S. history.

Target is offering a store discount and free credit monitoring after what's being called the second-largest credit card breach in U.S. history.

For many of us, the holiday season means our credit card bills are piling up nonstop, but the recent security breach at Target could have some shoppers worried.

Target says it's fixed the problem that allowed credit and debit card information on as many as 40 million accounts to be stolen. It says credit card holders can continue to shop at its stores.

One security analyst says it's "alarming" that Target could experience a data breach putting up to 40 million credit and debit card accounts at risk, considering all of the security the store chain has in place.

Target says that about 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been affected by a data breach that occurred just as the holiday shopping season shifted into high gear.