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2017 TIO Networks breach — 1,600,000 records

2017 1.6M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

PII of TIO customers and billers

Technical writeup

Dec 2017. PayPal-owned TIO Networks (acquired Jul 2017) disclosed breach. Unauthorized access to TIO systems; 1.6M customers affected. TIO operated 60k+ bill payment kiosks; systems separate from PayPal. PII of TIO customers and billers exposed. PayPal suspended TIO Nov 10; offered 12–24 months credit monitoring.

Root cause

Unauthorized access; security vulnerabilities on TIO platform.

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