Comparison Overview

Facebook

VS

PayPal

Facebook

None
Last Update: 2026-04-01
View Profile
Between 650 and 699
https://www.meta.com

The Facebook company is now Meta. Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. We want to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. To do that, we ask that you help create a safe and respectful online space. These community values encourage constructive conversations on this page: • Start with an open mind. Whether you agree or disagree, engage with empathy. • Comments violating our Community Standards will be removed or hidden. So please treat everybody with respect. • Keep it constructive. Use your interactions here to learn about and grow your understanding of others. • Our moderators are here to uphold these guidelines for the benefit of everyone, every day. • If you are seeking support for issues related to your Facebook account, please reference our Help Center (https://www.facebook.com/help) or Help Community (https://www.facebook.com/help/community). For a full listing of our jobs, visit http://www.facebookcareers.com

NAICS: 5112
NAICS Definition: Software Publishers
Employees: 24,784
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
3
Attack type number
3
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PayPal

2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA, US, 95131
Last Update: 2026-04-01
Between 600 and 649
https://www.paypal.com/us/home

We're championing possibilities for all by making money fast, easy, and more enjoyable. Our hope is to unlock opportunities for people in their everyday lives and empower the millions of people and businesses around the world who trust, rely, and use PayPal every day. For support, visit the PayPal Help Center. https://payp.al/help For employment opportunities, check out our job openings in the 'Jobs' tab. We're an equal opportunity employer that welcomes diversity, and offer generous benefits to help you thrive at work and in your free time. NMLS#910457: https://nmlsconsumeraccess.org/

NAICS: 5112
NAICS Definition: Software Publishers
Employees: 36,670
Subsidiaries: 6
12-month incidents
5
Known data breaches
5
Attack type number
4

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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PayPal
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ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
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SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
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GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
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PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
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HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Facebook
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
PayPal
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Software Development Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Facebook in 2026.

Incidents vs Software Development Industry Average (This Year)

PayPal has 316.67% more incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Facebook (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Facebook cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — PayPal (X = Date, Y = Severity)

PayPal cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Facebook
Incidents

Date Detected: 7/2023
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Fake Facebook Security Alert, User-Executed Command via File Explorer, AI-Generated Image Payloads, PowerShell Script Embedding
Motivation: Data Theft, Credential Harvesting, Financial Gain (Potential Ransomware/Fraud)
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 6/2021
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Hacking Forum
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 04/2021
Type:Data Leak
Blog: Blog
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PayPal
Incidents

Date Detected: 3/2026
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Email (Phishing Lures), Malicious LiveChat Sessions
Motivation: Financial Gain, Data Theft
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 2/2026
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Coding Error
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 2/2026
Type:Cyber Attack
Attack Vector: Malicious installer (fake PDF reader/editor)
Motivation: Financial fraud, monetization through stolen ad-session access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Facebook company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to PayPal company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

PayPal company has faced a higher number of disclosed cyber incidents historically compared to Facebook company.

In the current year, PayPal company has reported more cyber incidents than Facebook company.

Neither PayPal company nor Facebook company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Both PayPal company and Facebook company have disclosed experiencing at least one data breach.

Both PayPal company and Facebook company have reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks.

PayPal company has disclosed at least one vulnerability, while Facebook company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Facebook nor PayPal holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

PayPal company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Facebook company.

PayPal company employs more people globally than Facebook company, reflecting its scale as a Software Development.

Neither Facebook nor PayPal holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Facebook nor PayPal holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Facebook nor PayPal holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Facebook nor PayPal holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Facebook nor PayPal holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Facebook nor PayPal holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in itsourcecode Payroll Management System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /manage_user.php of the component Parameter Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Published
Date
2026-03-31
Updated
Date
2026-03-31
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 7.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 6.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

A vulnerability was identified in Axiomatic Bento4 up to 1.6.0-641. Affected is the function AP4_BitReader::SkipBits of the file Ap4Dac4Atom.cpp of the component DSI v1 Parser. Such manipulation of the argument n_presentations leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Published
Date
2026-03-31
Updated
Date
2026-03-31
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 4.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

A vulnerability was determined in Axiomatic Bento4 up to 1.6.0-641. This impacts the function AP4_BitReader::ReadCache of the file Ap4Dac4Atom.cpp of the component MP4 File Parser. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Published
Date
2026-03-31
Updated
Date
2026-03-31
Risk Information
cvss2
Base: 4.3
Severity: LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
cvss3
Base: 5.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
cvss4
Base: 4.8
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Description

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to version 2.3.1.6, there is a heap-buffer-overflow (HBO) in icAnsiToUtf8() in the XML conversion path. The issue is triggered by a crafted ICC profile which causes icAnsiToUtf8(std::string&, char const*) to treat an input buffer as a C-string and call operations that rely on strlen()/null-termination. AddressSanitizer reports an out-of-bounds READ of size 115 past a 114-byte heap allocation, with the failure observed while running the iccToXml tool. This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.6.

Published
Date
2026-03-31
Updated
Date
2026-03-31
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Description

iccDEV provides a set of libraries and tools for working with ICC color management profiles. Prior to version 2.3.1.6, there is a stack-buffer-overflow (SBO) in CIccTagFixedNum<>::GetValues() and a related bug chain. The primary crash is an AddressSanitizer-reported WRITE of size 4 that overflows a 4-byte stack variable (rv) via the call chain CIccTagFixedNum::GetValues() -> CIccTagStruct::GetElemNumberValue(). This issue has been patched in version 2.3.1.6.

Published
Date
2026-03-31
Updated
Date
2026-03-31
Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 6.2
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References