Some PayPal users have started to receive email from the company confirming a data breach that exposed personal information to a threat actor who gained access to PayPal’s systems, leading to some seeing unauthorized transactions on their accounts and the resetting of passwords.
A breach notification letter, which the authors have verified, has confirmed that some PayPal users have been impacted by a data breach after a hacker gained access to PayPal systems on July 1, 2025. The hacker apparently had access until December 12, 2025 when PayPal discovered the security incident.
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Source: Forbes News
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