HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDHighResolved

PAYPAL, INC.

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Severity

High

Discovered

Dec 20, 2022

Filed

Jan 18, 2023

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

34,942146 in this filing

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

50%

Full breach record for PAYPAL, INC. →3 incidents on file

PayPal, Inc. experienced a credential stuffing attack where an unauthorized party gained access to user accounts by using credentials stolen from other websites. The breach occurred on December 6, 2022, and was discovered on December 20, 2022. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. Affected individuals were notified on January 18, 2023, and offered 24 months of identity protection and credit monitoring services from Equifax.

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Maine clockDiscovered Dec 20, 2022 → Filed with AG Jan 18, 202329d ✓ ME AG ≤30d29 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 14 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Dec 6, 2022

Begins

Dec 20, 2022

Discovered

Jan 18, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_2381991d8ce7e2422023-01-18Verified
Washington State AGbd_23c5745c2f3389382023-01-18Verified
California State AGbd_523acb840ed66f312023-01-18Verified
Indiana State AGbd_622a569cab26bff72023-01-18Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_a2e5f3a545f483792023-01-18Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_b77eec4b92da362d2023-01-17 · +1dCandidate

Name: PAYPAL, INC.
norm: paypal

Name: PAYPAL, INC.
norm: paypal
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Dec 20, 2022
Breach occurred: Dec 6, 2022
Undetected for: 14 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 18, 2023
Affected individuals: 34,942state + nationwide
Data types: Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access

Changes made: Offered 24 months of Equifax identity protection and credit monitoring.
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 29d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Dec 20, 2022
→ Filed with AG: Jan 18, 2023
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Dec 20, 2022 → Filed with AG: Jan 18, 2023	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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New Hampshire State AGJan 17 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Washington State AG+1d

California State AG+1d

Indiana State AG+1d

Oregon State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/766753f1-f9c7-4dc5-9a5c-fe0f3ff51c06.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 18, 2023
Raw hash: 90adde1763e98127741438f25ee436340f12caea57b509e81cf351e544cdee94

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPAYPAL, INC.

Victim entityPAYPAL, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Dec 20, 2022

Stated responseOffered 24 months of Equifax identity protection and credit monitoring.

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov