PayPal scammers are bypassing your email security measures using this simple trick—here’s what you need to know.
Update, March 9, 2025: This story, originally published March 8, has been updated with in-depth mitigation advice from PayPal regarding attack attempts and tactics.to save Android users from messaging and phone call scams, and PayPal makes a major move to improve login security by, it seems that the scammers and hackers are reverting to tried and tested methods to evade protections and attack using email. Here’s what you need to know and do..
“This recent Docusign scam relies on Application Programming Interfaces to bypass email security, in order to steal login credentials,” Jamie Beckland, chief product officer at APIContext, warned; “While Docusign says their system identifies bad actors, that is no help if a user shares their email password inadvertently.
Checking your PayPal account directly, not using any links in an email or document you have been sent, to look for suspicious transactions of the type that such phishing campaigns claim, is highly recommended as this can stop you going any further before you even start. In conversation with a PayPal spokesperson who didn’t want to be quoted directly, I learned that PayPal is constantly evolving its fraud detection tools, including adding fraud reminder notices with advice for customers on all global invoice requests and peer-to-peer money requests. If people receive any unexpected, suspicious invoices or payment requests, the PayPal advice remains the same: do not pay it, do not respond to it, do not share any personal information.
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