The serviceintl.paypal.com Leak: 335 Stolen Logins Went Public

In April 2024, HEROIC analysts identified a stealer log tied to the domain "serviceintl.paypal.com," uploaded by a Telegram user, exposing 335 records made up of email addresses, plaintext passwords, and the URLs each login was entered on.

Why This PayPal-Named Domain Should Raise a Flag

"serviceintl.paypal.com" is not an official PayPal address, real PayPal services run on paypal.com itself, not a subdomain-style name tacked in front of it. Domains built to look like a trusted brand at a glance are a hallmark of phishing pages designed to trick people into typing in their real login details. Whether victims landed there through a phishing email or a malicious ad, the result was the same: their credentials were captured and ended up in this stealer log.

What Was Exposed

• Email addresses used to log in
• Plaintext passwords, stored with no encryption
• The exact URL, serviceintl.paypal.com, each credential was entered on

Why This Matters

Because this data is linked to what looks like a financial account, the stakes are higher than a typical login leak. Anyone whose email and password appear here could be at risk of financial fraud if the same password protects their real PayPal, banking, or card accounts, on top of the usual dangers of account takeover and credential stuffing across other sites.

How Stealer Logs Capture Financial Phishing Credentials

Stealer malware sits quietly on an infected device and records everything a person types into their browser, regardless of whether the site is real or fake. When a victim is lured to a lookalike domain like this one and enters their PayPal credentials, the malware captures that submission just as easily as it would a legitimate login. The stolen data is then bundled into a log file and uploaded to Telegram, where it can be bought, sold, or used directly.

Check If You Are Affected

If you have ever entered PayPal credentials on a link you were not fully sure about, it is worth checking your exposure now. HEROIC's free breach scanner searches your email address against a database of more than 400 billion breached and leaked records, so you can confirm whether your login was caught up in this leak and take action before it is misused.