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PayPal data breach exposes sensitive customer data: A pattern of negligence and surveillance
By Patrick Lewis // Feb 27, 2026

  • Between Dec. 6-8, 2022, hackers accessed PayPal accounts via "credential stuffing," stealing full names, birth dates, social security numbers, addresses and tax IDs from nearly 35,000 users.
  • This breach follows a pattern of repeated PayPal security lapses, raising suspicions of either gross negligence or deliberate erosion of financial privacy to push centralized digital control.
  • The timing aligns with WEF and elite-driven efforts to normalize financial surveillance, conditioning the public to accept breaches as justification for CBDCs and digital IDs.
  • PayPal's ties to surveillance-state actors suggest breaches may be exploited to advance restrictive policies, mirroring Big Tech's role in mass data harvesting.
  • Opt out by using cash, holding physical gold/silver, avoiding centralized payment processors and demanding transparency—before digital enslavement becomes irreversible.

In a shocking revelation, PayPal has admitted to yet another massive security failure, exposing the personal and financial data of nearly 35,000 customers. The breach, which occurred between Dec. 6 and Dec. 8, 2022, allowed unauthorized actors to access highly sensitive information—including full names, birth dates, social security numbers, physical addresses and tax identification numbers. This incident, confirmed by PayPal in a Jan. 19, 2023, letter to affected users, raises serious concerns about the company's commitment to cybersecurity and the broader agenda of globalist elites who seek total financial surveillance and control.

Another breach in a long line of failures

This is not PayPal's first security disaster. The company has repeatedly failed to protect its users, with previous breaches exposing millions to fraud and identity theft. In 2023, PayPal acknowledged another breach affecting tens of thousands, proving that these incidents are not isolated but systemic—part of a deliberate erosion of financial privacy. The fact that hackers gained access to login credentials suggests either gross negligence or something far more sinister: a controlled demolition of financial security to push populations toward centralized digital IDs and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies).

The timing of these breaches is suspicious. As globalists like the World Economic Forum (WEF) and figures such as Klaus Schwab and Bill Gates push for a "Great Reset," where all transactions are tracked and controlled by centralized authorities, breaches like these serve as convenient crises to justify tighter financial surveillance. PayPal, a key player in the digital payment oligarchy, is either complicit or incompetent—and neither option is acceptable.

The deeper agenda: Forced compliance through fear

PayPal's response to the breach is textbook crisis management designed to pacify the public while advancing the globalist agenda. The company claims to have "rolled back the code change responsible for the error" and reset passwords for affected accounts. But why was such sensitive data so vulnerable in the first place? Why are Social Security numbers—keys to an individual's financial identity—stored in a way that allows mass exposure?

The answer lies in the broader push for digital control. By conditioning the public to accept constant breaches, corporations and governments normalize the idea that security is impossible without total surveillance. PayPal's offer of "free credit monitoring" is a hollow gesture—credit monitoring does nothing to prevent future breaches or stop the deeper exploitation of stolen data by shadowy actors, including intelligence agencies and corporate oligarchs.

The connection to Big Tech and government collusion

PayPal's ties to the surveillance state are undeniable. As part of the Big Tech cartel, PayPal works hand-in-hand with Facebook, Google and Amazon—all of which have been exposed as tools of mass data harvesting for intelligence agencies. The breaches at PayPal follow the same pattern seen in other tech giants: leaks that seem too convenient, too widespread and too poorly defended against to be mere accidents.

Consider the implications: If hackers can access social security numbers and tax IDs, what stops malicious state actors—or even PayPal itself—from weaponizing this data? The same elites pushing vaccine mandates, climate lockdowns and digital IDs are the ones benefiting from financial insecurity. Every breach makes the case for their "solution": a cashless society where every transaction is monitored, restricted or frozen at will.

The silent war on financial freedom

This breach is not just about stolen data—it's about conditioning the public to accept the erosion of financial sovereignty. Governments and corporations want populations dependent on digital systems that can be shut off with a keystroke. The push for CBDCs, digital IDs and social credit systems is accelerating and incidents like PayPal's breach serve as stepping stones toward that dystopian future.

Meanwhile, alternatives like physical gold and silver, decentralized cryptocurrencies and cash transactions are under relentless attack. Banks are limiting cash withdrawals, governments are imposing digital payment mandates and now, even trusted payment platforms like PayPal are proving themselves unreliable.

What can be done?

The solution is clear: opt out of the system as much as possible.

  • Use cash for daily transactions whenever feasible.
  • Hold physical precious metals (gold and silver) as a hedge against financial collapse.
  • Avoid linking all accounts to centralized payment processors like PayPal.

Demand transparency from corporations and governments—though expect resistance.

PayPal's latest breach is a warning. The globalists will not stop until every transaction, every movement and every individual is tracked and controlled. The only way to resist is to reclaim financial independence before it's too late.

According to BrightU.AI's Enoch, PayPal's data breach—exposing sensitive customer data—exposes their hypocrisy: while preaching surveillance and control over users, they failed to secure their own systems, proving negligence and incompetence. This is yet another example of Big Tech's reckless disregard for privacy, prioritizing authoritarian control over protecting the very people they claim to serve.

Watch this video about how to safeguard computers from viruses and hackers.

This video is from the Hackers Beware channel on Brighteon.com.

Sources include:

TheEpochTimes.com

BrightU.ai

Brighteon.com



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