System glitch leaves long lines at Target...

ABC News reports that Target had a glitch in its system yesterday which caused delays for hours at checkout registers at some of its U.S. stores, but it wasn't due to a data security issue or a hacker.

Customers across the country took to social media to report long check-out lines Sunday night - like the one shown here - due to registers not working. Target employees tried to placate waiting shoppers by handing out $3 coupons in some stores that bore an apology for the delays. At a store in downtown Minneapolis, a security guard warned entering shoppers that some of the registers were down, and employees handed out free cookies and bottled water along with the coupons to customers as they waited.

"Target has identified an issue impacting checkout at some of our U.S. stores," the company said in a statement Sunday night. "The glitch is causing delays at some checkouts, but is not in any way related to a security issue. We apologize to anyone impacted, and we are working with guests in stores where the issue has not yet been resolved to accommodate their needs." In an update later Sunday night, the company said it had been able "able to restore our check-out process."