The flaw lies in the way that the PayPal authentication flow works with the service’s mobile apps for iOS and Android. It’s on the server side, and researchers at Duo Security developed a ...

If you’ve ever shopped online, sent money to a friend, or run a small business, chances are you’ve used or at least considered using PayPal. With millions of users worldwide, PayPal is one of the most ...

Just over a month ago, security researchers revealed that one of PayPal’s primary mechanisms to protect accounts from hackers had been fundamentally flawed for years. Researchers at Duo Security ...

PayPal is in the process of fixing the cross-site scripting flaw on its Web site that was disclosed last week. The teenage researcher who found and disclosed the bug said Wednesday that PayPal ...

It seems like hardly a week goes by without some major company announcing that they’ve suffered a security breach, and this time it’s PayPal, one of the world’s most popular online payment platforms.

Q: I suddenly started getting security passcodes from PayPal even though I wasn’t using it. Does this mean someone has my password and is trying to get in? A: It can be quite disconcerting to get a ...

Payment services provider PayPal will reward security researchers who discover vulnerabilities in its website with money, if they report their findings to the company in a responsible manner. “I’m ...

Duo Security has unveiled a vulnerability in PayPal's two-factor authentication system that allows attackers to bypass the security system and make unauthorised payments from a user's account.

Hank Coleman, a part-time financial planner and personal-finance writer, is a fan of PayPal. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. "I do ...

Complex passwords are one way to protect and secure your financial information, but if you want the ultimate level of protection for your online transactions you may want to look into a PayPal ...

“We have found a serious issue in PayPal's contactless payment,” security researcher Markus Fenske explained to me. He claims that when using PayPal there is a vulnerability that Fenske and colleague ...