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PayPal also appears to suffer data leaks more than anyone else. I use multiple email addresses for every service I sign up for. But of all all the spam email I
by nancyminusone 1y ago
PayPal also appears to suffer data leaks more than anyone else. I use multiple email addresses for every service I sign up for. But of all all the spam email I get, 99% has my PayPal email on it, and I even have other email addresses posted publicly.
- dkga 1y agoPerhaps those are not leaks, but outright data sales
- freedomben 1y agoExactly. They're not leaks, they're sales
- glenneroo 1y agoHappened to me with Moneybookers a few years ago. Started getting spam from various casinos at a unique email address. I contacted support and spent a few weeks explaining that, nobody could have gotten this email address unless they were hacked or willingly sold my address. After sending full dumps of the emails and a minor threat to go public with the information, suddenly the spam stopped.
- buckle8017 1y agoDidn't PayPal transmit the email to the merchant for every transaction? Merchants are definitely selling email lists.
- j_seigh 1y agoIt's worse than you think. I've closed PayPal accounts and opened new ones with a different email address and PayPal updates the merchants who've been spamming me with the new email address. There's no legitimate technical reason PayPal can't use a mail relay with transaction specific email addresses to control spam.