PayPal was hacked, nearly 35,000 user data may be leaked

They said they discovered the hack on December 20 last year, and after investigation, they believed that the incident occurred between December 6 and 8. PayPal said hackers launched a credential stuffing attack, and the total number of affected users was 34,942.

PayPal pointed out that the attack may lead to the leakage of customer data, including: name, address, security code, personal tax information, phone number and birthday. However, PayPal emphasized that no user personal information has been found to be stolen. PayPal also mentioned that it has provided 24 months of credit theft monitoring service to affected users