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2026 PayPal Working Capital — 6-month SSN exposure

2026 Unknown records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Social Security numbers, business PII

Technical writeup

PayPal disclosed that PayPal Working Capital (PPWC) customers had data exposed for approximately six months due to an app glitch. Exposed data included Social Security numbers and business PII. PayPal notified affected customers and urged password resets. Separate from the Jan 2026 infostealer credential leak.

Root cause

Application glitch; extended data exposure

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