PayPal Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach Affecting 35,000

PayPal Inc. is facing a proposed class action alleging its negligence led to a December 2022 data breach that exposed the personal financial information of nearly 35,000 people.

Ashley Pillard and Destiny Rucker alleged that PayPal failed to implement basic security practices or comply with industry data-protection standards or Federal Trade Commission guidelines.

Information exposed in the breach included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, tax identification numbers, and dates of birth, according to the complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

The lawsuit brings claims of negligence, negligence per se, breach of contract, ...