Target reported that hackers stole up to 40 million credit and debit card records, including Target REDcards, of customers who shopped in-store in the second-largest retail data breach on record. 

"We began investigating the incident as soon as we learned of it. We have determined that the information involved in this incident included customer name, credit or debit card number, and the card's expiration date and CVV," Target said on Thursday. 

The attacks occurred between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, at the height of the 2013 holiday shopping season. 

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