123456 is your security code. Dont share it.

Four or five today, same yesterday and the day before. I have a PayPal but haven't used it in a few years. I assume somebody is trying to hack me, unsuccessfully so far. Anything I need to do besides ignore it?

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Posted by TBoy

Kalamazoo

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 3/21/26 at 4:16 pm to Jim Rockford

If you have a PayPal account and it has a password, change you password every so often. Otherwise, if there is no activity on your account, ignore it and don’t give the code to anyone who calls or texts.

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Posted by Jim Rockford

Member since May 2011

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Posted on 3/21/26 at 5:22 pm to TBoy

Thanks. I changed my password

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Posted by LemmyLives

Texas

Member since Mar 2019

15230 posts

Posted on 3/21/26 at 5:24 pm to Jim Rockford

And make sure the new (and old) password you used is not on any other accounts. They'll spam every financial institution in the US with at least your old credentials.

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Posted by notsince98

KC, MO

Member since Oct 2012

21907 posts

Posted on 3/21/26 at 7:24 pm to Jim Rockford

do not ignore it. Go close your paypal account and have them delete your personal info.

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Posted by LSshoe

Burrowing through a pile o MikePoop

Member since Jan 2008

4539 posts

Posted on 3/22/26 at 8:36 am to LemmyLives

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And make sure the new (and old) password you used is not on any other accounts. They'll spam every financial institution in the US with at least your old credentials.

This this this this. Don't ignore this. If you used that password anywhere else, and ESPECIALLY if you used it in combination with the same email, just consider all of those accounts have their passwords compromised and go on a passwordreset rampage. And don't reuse passwords. Get a password vault and have it generate pw for all accounts

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