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PayPal Data Breach Exposes Customer PII for Six Months
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PayPal has reported a data breach affecting its PayPal Working Capital loan application, where a coding error led to the exposure of sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, from July 1, 2025, to December 13, 2025. The company discovered the unauthorized access on December 12, 2025, and is notifying affected customers.
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Timeline
2025-07-01
Data exposure began due to coding error
2025-12-12
Breach detected by PayPal
2025-12-13
Data exposure ended
2026-02-20
PayPal issues formal breach notification
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