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fwubglubbel t1_j52qowg wrote

Why the fuck does PayPal have anyone's SSN?

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Larten_Crepsley90 t1_j52r8e3 wrote

They operate as a bank and offer credit.

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nisamun t1_j5329g3 wrote

What's really stupid is Synchrony is who runs PayPal credit now but PayPal gatekeeps who can use it. PayPal should not have anyone's SSN to use PayPal credit, Synchrony should only have it.

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Compducer t1_j54aew2 wrote

Phewwww thank god I never signed up for that shit

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RaveDigger t1_j52ucfh wrote

I made the mistake of taking payment for something using PayPal and I couldn't withdraw the money without giving them my SSN. Such fucking bullshit and now even worse that it's been leaked. This is why I didn't want to give you my SSN PayPal! Fuck you!

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Suspicious_Ram t1_j5326qt wrote

Just to make sure you understand, this is a credential stuffing breach. You would have had to use a shared password on PayPal and a different compromised site. If this does apply to you, you really need to think about changing all your passwords and make sure they’re unique per site or at least unique for each high level of risk site. IE banking, financial, isp/cellular, medical, email high risk. Social media medium. Forums low risk. Etc..

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RaveDigger t1_j532ykm wrote

Ahhh, thank you for the explanation. I'm probably safe because I use bitwarden to auto generate complex and unique passwords for anything important. I honestly don't even know my PayPal password.

Either way fuck them for holding my money ransom.

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blissfulsaltiness t1_j52t24j wrote

But they're not a bank! They just do everything that a bank does. Totally different which is why they don't require oversight like a bank. See?

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