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PayPal - We have not been hacked
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 19 June, 2011
Web payments firm setting the story straight.
There were some media reports in the latter part of the last week that PayPal had been hacked, and that PayPal account information had been made public by attackers. The company has responded to the claims, asserting with authority that, "the PayPal site has not been breached or hacked in any way."
In reality, a group of hackers claimed ... [ read the full article ]
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AfterDawn Addict
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22. June 2011 @ 12:50 |
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Just because someone got into your account, that does not mean they have been hacked. Obviously anything is possible, but PayPal has very high security standards; far better than Sony(lol) or even the DoD.
occam's razor...
Someone stole one of your another accounts with the same email and password and decided to try it out on paypal.
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Oh, and EVERY company has lots of complaints with PayPal...it is because of the nature of the service...all online currency systems deal with this, and PayPal is actually one of the safest ones. Just look at bitcoin.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 22. June 2011 @ 12:55
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23. June 2011 @ 10:35 |
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Originally posted by robbed by hackers:
Deny , deny , deny and the world seems so much better ........as I said when I called microsoft the receptionist TOLD ME they had been getting alot of phone calls and problems with paypal/microsoft fraudulent charges recently !!!!
The receptionist doesn't know squat... M$ uses "X" to go through PayPal. There are 100 companies (like Verisign for just one) that then go through PayPal to access your bank.
All that receptionist is doing is fielding your call & deflecting you from doing any other damage. That is it.
You have been introduced to both the "passing of the buck" & the "prison position" as far as M$ is concerned. I'm sure I can say for everyone here in the forum that we feel for you. We have all been in your place & wish ill on corporate thieves like them, but it doesn't change the facts.
So, the receptionist claims of random callers alleging the exact same thing your going through, because your heated & upset and want payback... You never got restitution did you? M$ still got their way, right? I mean, big business wouldn't do anything like that would they?
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23. June 2011 @ 12:57 |
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That'll probably hurt more than anything... Which means they'll earn double off the interest and then send your original loss back to you, minus a service fee. Which is why the whole economy is a wreck. Money made from debt.
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smiler123
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23. June 2011 @ 15:41 |
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I hear that dude!
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plissken13x
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23. June 2011 @ 23:11 |
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Originally posted by LordRuss:
Ok, now I'm lost... in translation... I mean, I couldn't use my original username that I wanted anyway, much less a url. But, what was http's comment in relation to?
The phishing thing I got... plissken contradicted himself, but I got it... But the "come on"... Did my browser miss a few blocks of 'replies'? The numbering seems right?
Maybe I could have said it in better words but the main point is that the article is about Paypal getting hack, not users getting hacked or phished. These are two different concepts. It is far easier to trick someone into giving up their password than to hack a database behind a firewall.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 23. June 2011 @ 23:12
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solamf30
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24. June 2011 @ 02:45 |
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And how many of these people you talk to you ask about their internet security. Do they use a good Antivirus? Do they use alot of the same username/password at alot of sites? Do they open up emails from unknown senders? Open links for well known sites from within their email. Have friends or family using their computer? It's funny that all your small talk friends have unauthorized charges from the same corporation. Not saying what you say isn't true but there are alot coincidences? If everyone's internet protocol was based on common sense and not so trusting, there would be alot less malware, adware, and viruses prevelant on the interent. Read a few articles back and there were actually people taking their laptop into the bathroom because of a faked error message telling them steam would fix an internal sensor problem. If hacking a database was so easy, there would be no need for phishing scams. Sorry for your problems, but you have as yet proved that this is proof of a hack of PayPal's database
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solamf30
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24. June 2011 @ 11:14 |
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Well considering this article is about PayPal saying they weren't hacked, PROOF that they were is they only way to disprove what they were is false. So far you have went from you having a bad experience with PayPal to 3 or 4 of your small group of associates having the same problem. What's next? Half you Homeowners Association getting taken by Microsoft via PayPal. I'm not an employee of either corporation but on the flip side I could ask if you are a disgruntled ex-employee of Microsoft, PayPal or Ebay. I've searched the web and haven't found a widespread epidemic of Microsoft siphoning money from PayPal accounts. So it's odd that you and your friends are the only targets of a Microsoft theft ring. It sounds more like you and your friends are the victims of either a phishing scam or a database hack from some other website you all belong too and have the same username/password as you do at PayPal and have some kid ordering 360 games with your accounts
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24. June 2011 @ 12:36 |
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Well, just to say first, I don't believe in coincidence and secondly; if you really think you've been wronged is there such a thing as an international Better Business Bureau?
Coincidence is if you both wore the same red shirt, criminal activity states that M$ allowed several transactions to take place in their records & their covering it up before they have to start paying it back. PayPal knows this too. The only way I'm aware that you guys can get help is to have yet another organization with some clout help pressure them into conforming. If you're still having problems. Otherwise, time is not on your side.
Another avenue, the Postal Service. They have proof that the merchandise ordered from M$ did NOT get shipped to your house. It has to match the address on your card, right? Well, there you have it. Smack their ass with that.
Tell them Russell sent you.
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24. June 2011 @ 16:44 |
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Best of luck.
It's a horrible shame to hear bad things happen to good people.
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26. June 2011 @ 11:25 |
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Yeah, I'm a wordy SOB... and at times, in need of much stronger meds. Feel free to message me if the need arises.
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igor2know
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25. July 2011 @ 22:35 |
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From a strictly formalist point of view......... the word compromise does not contain the letter z. OOOOF!
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loz691000
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24. October 2011 @ 16:26 |
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Originally posted by Jeffrey_P:
BS PayPal has been hacked before to access personal information.
Jeff
hackers actually stole money from my pay pal account balance at the same time i made a withdrawel, the transaction i made to withdraw the money has been wiped from pay pals server and the money is gone, i have proof that there are in fact discrepancies with my account with paperwork i downloaded from pay pal. this was all going on whilst therte was a security issue on my account
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