Security flaw in PayPal's Google Pay integration enabled hackers to make unauthorised payments

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PayPal has been accused of ignoring reports warning of security flaws on its popular payments platform

Hackers have been exploiting a security bug in PayPal's Google Pay integration to do unauthorised transactions and buy products online. The issue has affected a large number of PayPal users, who...

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