{"id":36928,"date":"2026-02-27T20:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=36928"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:31:50","slug":"paypal-says-highly-sensitive-customer-data-exposed-to-unauthorized-individuals-for-six-months-triggering-unauthorized-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=36928","title":{"rendered":"PayPal Says Highly Sensitive Customer Data Exposed To \u2018Unauthorized Individuals\u2019 for Six Months, Triggering Unauthorized Transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/bank-cash-reimburse.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The payments giant PayPal says a cybersecurity incident left highly sensitive customer information exposed for around six months.<\/p>\n<p>In a data breach notice submitted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, PayPal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/doc\/2026-240-paypal-inc\/download\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> it\u2019s resetting affected customers\u2019 passwords and issuing refunds to accounts with unauthorized transactions.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOn December 12, 2025, PayPal identified that due to an error in its PayPal Working Capital (\u201cPPWC\u201d) loan application, the PII of a small number of customers was exposed to unauthorized individuals during the timeframe of July 1, 2025 to December 13, 2025. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>PayPal has since rolled back the code change responsible for this error, which potentially exposed the PII.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to PayPal, the stolen data may include customers\u2019 business contact details, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, business addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth.<\/p>\n<p>In an update sent to BleepingComputer, PayPal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/paypal-discloses-data-breach-exposing-users-personal-information\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">specifies<\/a> that its systems were not hacked, and dozens of customers are impacted.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn this case, PayPal\u2019s systems were not compromised. 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