During the Cyber Monday shopping frenzy, both PayPal and Target had some website issues. For a short while, Target’s site struggled to handle the heavy traffic, similar to problems PayPal experienced, as noted by consumers and retailers on Twitter. Target acknowledged the difficulties on their homepage, advising customers about the high traffic and asking for patience before things returned to normal.
The first reports of PayPal’s problems emerged around 8:35 a.m. Eastern time, with Down Detector showing a heatmap indicating issues in North America and Europe.