Ghoti Ichthus
Genesis 18:32, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Acts 5:29
Got notification from LifeLock about a PayPal data breach:
"Hackers claim PayPal credential dump has exposed 15.8 million login credentials
Nearly 16 million PayPal users’ credentials have allegedly been posted for sale on the dark web. PayPal denied any recent data breach occurred, stating the allegations relate to a 2022 security incident, however, hackers claim the breached info includes email addresses and plaintext passwords obtained in May 2025. If exploited, criminals can use this information to commit identity theft."
Above is the emailed notice from LifeLock
From CyberNews.com:
Last updated: 20 August 2025
Vilius Petkauskas
Deputy Editor
"Hackers claim PayPal credential dump has exposed 15.8 million login credentials
Nearly 16 million PayPal users’ credentials have allegedly been posted for sale on the dark web. PayPal denied any recent data breach occurred, stating the allegations relate to a 2022 security incident, however, hackers claim the breached info includes email addresses and plaintext passwords obtained in May 2025. If exploited, criminals can use this information to commit identity theft."
Above is the emailed notice from LifeLock
From CyberNews.com:
PayPal breach exposed nearly 16M login credentials, hackers claim
Published: 18 August 2025Last updated: 20 August 2025
Vilius Petkauskas
Deputy Editor
"Attackers' data breach claims: What we know so far
Meanwhile, the attackers claim that they obtained the data in May of this year. The allegedly stolen details include sensitive information such as:- Login emails
- Plaintext passwords
- Associated URLs
- Variants"
