Login Credentials for Millions of PayPal Accounts Reportedly Being Sold Online

Spiegel

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At a price like the discounter, a criminal wants to sell access data to 15.8 million PayPal accounts. Whether the data is real is unclear. Nevertheless, PayPal users should protect themselves. We say how.

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Millions of PayPal login credentials have been released on the Dark Web, allegedly due to data vulnerability in early 2025.

focus.de

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Data from 15.8 million PayPal customers is offered on the network. These are e-mail addresses and passwords. The data leak is dated May 6, 2025.

wdr.de

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In the Darknet, a huge package with current Paypal access data is circulating - a significant risk for users.

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A fencer sells 15 million accesses with plain text passwords, which are supposed to come from Paypal. However, the source is unlikely.

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Cybercriminals now have sensitive information about many users of PayPal's online payment service that can be used for automated attacks.