PayPal Hack Exposes Customer Names, Social Security Numbers

PayPal Hack Exposes Customer Names, Social Security Numbers
Signage outside PayPal headquarters in San Jose, Calif. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
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Some 35,000 PayPal user accounts have been hacked by a method known as “credential stuffing,” resulting in exposed names and Social Security numbers, according to a notification posted on a government website.

Through its lawyers, the California-based payment processor sent a notice to Maine’s attorney general. The company also sent a letter, dated Jan. 19, about the data breach to affected users.

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