Plex suffers data breach; third-party gains access to emails, usernames and more

guest · Aug 24, 2022

August 24, 2022

Plex has emailed its users to warn about a security indecent it has become aware of. While the subject line of the email refers to a "potential data breach", the body goes on to talk about suspicious activity and a third-party gaining access to part of a database.

The company says that the exposed data included emails, usernames and encrypted passwords. Although all passwords were secured and hashed, all Plex users are required to change their security credentials out of an "abundance of caution".
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In the email, Plex says:

"We want you to be aware of an incident involving your Plex account information yesterday. While we believe the actual impact of this incident is limited, we want to ensure you have the right information and tools to keep your account secure".
The company says it is taking steps to help avoid something similar happening again and is requiring all users to reset their passwords.
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