Long lines fill the target aisles after a temporary computer problem

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Updated 18:00 EDT 15 June: Target has issued a statement indicating that its records are back online. The company said the failure did not result from a security issue or a data breach. Target also assured customers that no personal data was compromised.

Target statement:$ TGT #targetdown #targetshutdown #TARGETGEDDON #Pargetpocalypse #targetoutage # TargetApocalypse2019 pic.twitter.com/tc6nzApfQR

– Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) June 15, 2019

Ooriginal report: A computer problem caused long queues across the country for target customers on Saturday afternoon.

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"We are aware that customers are currently unable to shop at Target stores," officials said in a statement. "Our teams are solving the problems and we apologize for this inconvenience and we will provide you with an update as soon as possible."

We are aware that customers are not currently able to shop at Target stores. Our teams do the troubleshooting and we apologize for the inconvenience. We will provide you with an update as soon as possible.

– New targets (@TargetNews) June 15, 2019

Target stores suffered a similar failure five years ago, while there was unauthorized access to its payment information system, reported the Dallas Morning News. Secure information was not in danger in this violation, said company officials at the time.

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