PSA: Plex suffers security breach, change your password right now!

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  • Plex has experienced a data breach in which an unauthorized third party accessed emails, usernames, securely hashed passwords, and authentication data.
  • The platform recommends users change their password immediately and sign out of any active sessions or devices.
  • Plex has also apologized for the breach and says it’s undergoing additional reviews to strengthen its systems.

Plex is reporting a security incident and warning users to take action to ensure their accounts remain safe. According to a notice on Plex’s website, the platform suffered a security breach in which an unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from its databases.

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