Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-02-24 00:00:00
Affected organization: German PayPal users
Affected country: Germany
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: According to multiple reports, a critical PayPal vulnerability is behind thefts over recent days from numerous German PayPal users (fraudulent transactions with U.S. stores).