PayPal Notifies Customers of Breach That May Have Exposed Social Security Numbers

The company says that a ’small number' of people were impacted over a nearly six-month period last year.

A PayPal sign at its headquarters in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 30, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

PayPal has notified customers that it discovered a breach in its PayPal Working Capital service that could have led to fraudulent transactions.

The personal information of a “small number of customers” was exposed from July 1, 2025, to Dec. 13, 2025, according to a letter the payment processing company sent to customers this month.