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TORONTO/NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) -

Retailer Hudson's Bay Co on Sunday disclosed that it was the victim of a security breach that compromised data on payment cards used at Saks and Lord & Taylor stores in North America.

One cybersecurity firm said that it has evident that millions of cards may have been compromised, which would make the breach one of the largest involving payment cards over the past year, but added that it was too soon to confirm whether that was the case.

Toronto-based Hudson's Bay said in a statement that it had "taken steps to contain" the breach but did not say it had succeeded in confirming that its network was secure. It also did not say when the breach had begun or how many payment card numbers were taken.

“Once we have more clarity around the facts, we will notify our customers quickly and will offer those impacted free identity protection services, including credit and web monitoring,” the statement said.

A company spokeswoman declined to elaborate.

Affected stores include Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH and Lord & Taylor, according to Hudson's Bay.

There is no indication the breach involved online sales of those stores or its Hudson’s Bay, Home Outfitters and HBC Europe units, the company said.

The company said that customers will not be liable for fraudulent charges resulting from the breach.