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![aaronnpearsall Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1465647322667302915.png) Aaron Pearsall [@aaronnpearsall](/creator/twitter/aaronnpearsall) on x 1035 followers
Created: 2025-07-07 16:07:55 UTC

In 2000, PayPal was bleeding $XX million a month to fraud.

Elon and Peter Thiel had no clue how to stop it.

So they desperately called in a 21-year-old hacker to save the company.

Here’s how a college kid rescued their $XX BILLION empire: 🧵

![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GvRF9JebcAAfnPe.jpg)

XXXXXXX engagements

![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/p:tweet::1942254259514523916/c:line.svg)

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