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PayPal faces class action over data breach affecting 35,000 customers

PayPal HQ, California
PayPal HQ, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Payments giant accused of negligence and violation of FTC guidelines.

A class action alleging PayPal breached FTC guidelines on data protection has been filed after the information of 35,000 users was compromised in a cyberattack.

The lawsuit was filed last week in the Northern District of California by two plaintiffs, one from Texas and one from Nebraska. They accuse the payments