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Plex hit by cyberattack

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Plex said an unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from one database, prompting password resets and raising the risk of credential abuse. The company said it quickly contained the incident and that the accessed records included emails, usernames, securely hashed passwords, and authentication data. Plex also said no payment card information was stored on the server, but it urged users to reset passwords, sign out connected devices, and enable two-factor authentication.

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Timeline

  1. 09.09.2025 11:40 1 articles · 8mo ago

    Plex says customer data was accessed in a database breach

    Initial Disclosure

    Plex said an unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from one of its databases, including emails, usernames, securely hashed passwords, and authentication data. Plex said it quickly contained the incident, blocked the attackers’ access to its systems, urged users to reset Plex account passwords and enable sign-out of connected devices after password changes, and warned about possible phishing from Plex impersonators.

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  2. 09.09.2025 04:03 2 articles · 8mo ago

    Plex warns customers to reset passwords after database breach

    Initial Disclosure

    Plex says an unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from one of its databases, including emails, usernames, securely hashed passwords, and authentication data. Plex says it quickly contained the incident, addressed the method used to breach its server, and is urging customers to reset passwords, sign out connected devices, and enable two-factor authentication; it also says no payment card information was included.

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