PayPal is back online after a 2-hour outage that left thousands around the world unable to access their accounts

On By Littum

It is one of the world’s most popular digital payment services.

But PayPal was down for over two hours this morning, leaving thousands unable to access their accounts.

Although the company has yet to comment on the cause, Down Detector reports showed outages from 11:00 GMT.

A spokesman for Paypal told MailOnline: ‘We experienced a brief technical issue which has been resolved.’

Of the 6,000 PayPal users who reported problems with the service by midday, nearly 90 percent said they were unable to log into their accounts.

This unexpected issue sparked widespread claims that the site had been hacked, as users were unable to access their accounts.

On social media, furious customers have rushed to vent their frustrations over the disruption.

“Looks like PayPal is having a complete meltdown as no one can log in or get through their call center,” wrote one commenter on X.

PayPal is back online after a 2-hour outage that left thousands around the world unable to access their accounts

PayPal is down for thousands of customers worldwide as users report they can’t log into their accounts

PayPal users began reporting problems shortly after 11:00 GMT according to Down Detector. The number of reports quickly increased to over 6,000 just an hour later

PayPal users began reporting problems shortly after 11:00 GMT according to Down Detector. The number of reports quickly increased to over 6,000 just an hour later

In the UK, the majority of outage reports centered on London, Birmingham and Manchester, but this is believed to be a wider problem

In the UK, the majority of outage reports centered on London, Birmingham and Manchester, but this is believed to be a wider problem

The problems appeared to begin shortly after 11:00 GMT when customers started reporting problems.

The number of reports quickly increased, hitting more than 6,000 from around the world just an hour later.

In the UK, the majority of outage reports centered on London, Manchester and Birmingham, but this is believed to be a more widespread problem.

Likewise, PayPayl users in the US have also reported finding the service unusable.

On social media, customers reported that they were unable to log into their PayPal accounts through the mobile app or website.

On X, one commenter wrote: ‘I can’t log into my PayPal account right now. It keeps showing the message ‘Please check your entries and try again’.’

Unable to use the vital service, a number of concerned PayPal users were concerned that the site may have been the victim of a cyber attack.

On X, a number of commenters were concerned that their accounts might have been hacked after they were unable to log in

On X, a number of commenters were concerned that their accounts might have been hacked after they were unable to log in

One commenter wrote that the unexplained outage convinced them they had been the victim of a cyber attack

One commenter wrote that the unexplained outage convinced them they had been the victim of a cyber attack

One commenter asked: 'Has PayPal been hacked?'

One commenter asked: ‘Has PayPal been hacked?’

In a statement on PayPal's status page, the company reported a

In a statement on PayPal’s status page, the company reported an “ongoing” incident affecting payouts, Express Checkout, Crypto and Venmo services

A customer wrote on X: ‘Has PayPal been hacked? No access possible for many of us…’

“I already thought my PayPal was hacked or something, but turns out it’s down for everyone,” one commenter added.

While another added: ‘PayPal outage had me convinced my account had been hacked and now I need some time for my adrenaline to calm down.’

While it is unlikely that PayPal has been hacked, the company has yet to comment on what caused the problems.

In a post on PayPal’s status page, the company reports that there is an “ongoing” incident that began at 10:53 GMT this morning.

PayPay says withdrawals, Express Checkout, cryptocurrency services and Venmo have all been affected.

The company writes: ‘We are experiencing a system problem that may affect several products in our production environment.

‘Our technical team is actively working to resolve the issue

MailOnline contacted PayPay for more information but has yet to receive a response.’