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PayPal App Code Error Leaked Personal Info
A software error in PayPal's loan app exposed sensitive data for nearly six months; affected users get two years of free credit monitoring from Equifax.
- On December 12, 2025, PayPal discovered that customer data had been exposed since July 1, 2025, and reversed the code change one day later, blocking attackers' access.
- A coding change in the PayPal Working Capital loan app introduced an error that leaked small-business borrowers' personal information.
- About 100 customers were notified and some saw unauthorized transactions, with exposed data including names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers and business addresses.
- It reset passwords for impacted accounts and requires affected users to enroll by June 30, 2026 for two years of free three-bureau credit monitoring and identity restoration through Equifax.
- Previously, PayPal had faced a large 2022 breach affecting 35,000 accounts and a $2,000,000 settlement with New York State in January 2025; BleepingComputer sought comment but received no immediate response from a PayPal spokesperson.
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