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Popular media platform Plex has asked users to change their passwords "out of an abundance of caution" after it found a third-party had...

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Plex alerted customers on August 24, 2022, to a potential data breach. This security alert noted a database containing passwords, emails, and usernames may ...

Stored on a central server, you can then stream all this content to a device of your choosing. It's positive to see Plex take a proactive stance on this breach, alerting customers and requiring them to change passwords. As is the case with any account and service, we highly recommend the use of a password manager and two-factor authentication. When changing the password of your Plex account, the company urges customers to check the option to sign out of all devices to prevent any potential account breaches. The company announced a potential security breach, involving one of its databases. Plex is one of the largest streaming services around, particularly for running your own media server on a NAS enclosure.

Plex has started warning users that data breach, though of "limited access" has taken place. As such, customers are being urged to reset passwords.

Not all users have received the email from Plex team yet but you should proceed to change your password at the earliest opportunity and consider setting up two-factor authentication (2FA). Even though all account passwords that could have been accessed were hashed and secured in accordance with best practices, out of an abundance of caution we are requiring all Plex accounts to have their password reset. While the account passwords were secured in accordance with best practices, we're requiring all Plex users to reset their password. Dear Plex User, We want you to be aware of an incident involving your Plex account information yesterday. We have created a support article with step-by-step instructions on how to reset your password here. If you happen to be using Plex, you need to be high alert.

This morning the users of Plex MediaServer We have woken up with an email telling us that there is very important news due to a security breach that they ...

The security team recommends change Plex access passwords ASAP, in order to minimize any possible intrusion into our account. A very important aspect is that the payment information (in case you have Plex Pass, the paid version) is not stored on their servers, so you should not worry about it. [news](https://www.gearrice.com/news/) due to a security breach that they have detected in their systems.

Plex users may want to change their passwords as soon as they're able. The digital media player and streaming service said a bad actor had infiltrated its.

It also assured all users in its letter that it doesn’t store credit card numbers and other payment data in its servers, so the bad actor wasn’t able to get access to them. Plex said it has already addressed the method the bad actor used to infiltrate its system, but it didn’t elaborate on what method that is or what vulnerability the hacker exploited if any. Based on what it saw, Plex said it does appear that a third-party entity got access to a subset of its data, which includes people’s emails, usernames and encrypted passwords.

Plex, the popular home media server software, has revealed a data breach, that compromised some personal information. Here's what to do next.

It’s unfortunate that this happened but it’s also commendable that Plex has been swift to act and inform its customers. When changing your Plex password there is also a checkbox to log out of any connected devices and services. But out of caution, if you have a Plex account, you should definitely go and create a new, strong password for it right now.

Some Android Police writers received the email on August 24, so we believe the possible data breach was on August 23 in the US. Plex appears to be gradually ...

You can do that as part of resetting your password, and as ever, the app recommends that you turn on two-factor authentication if you don’t already have it running. [reset your Plex password here](https://support.plex.tv/articles/account-requires-password-reset/?utm_source=Plex&utm_medium=email&utm_content=reset_password&utm_campaign=sql_db_password_reset) or through the Android app. Even though all account passwords that could have been accessed were hashed and secured in accordance with best practices, out of an abundance of caution we are requiring all Plex accounts to have their password reset.”

Email addresses, usernames, and encrypted passwords were accessed by a third-party.

This has led to Plex's servers struggling and ultimately [failing to cope with the load](https://twitter.com/troyhunt/status/1562319727896449030). Plex also requests you tick the box that says "Sign out connected devices after password change" for increased security while also acknowledging they know "this is a headache." [guide on how to reset your password](https://support.plex.tv/articles/account-requires-password-reset).

It's time to shore up your Plex account, people, as the best media streaming service has announced it's been hit with a large scale data breach.

There's no indication that this was part of the data breach, and could potentially be down to a whole swathe of users suddenly trying to login and alter their password details. Though it does still seem to be struggling actually getting those emails out given the current status of the site infrastructure. But it will add another little layer of security because any automatically logged in device will require a fresh login next time you turn it on. As I was writing this the actual Plex website went down, with the support page stating that it was investigating a problem on its side. It's time to shore up your Plex account, people, as the best media streaming service has announced it's been hit with a large scale data breach. [how to reset your password guide](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-7706533-13324952?url=https://support.plex.tv/articles/account-requires-password-reset&sid=pcg-gb-5111325879937888000) (opens in new tab) that is still accessible even if the site is down, as is the [request password reset](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-7706533-13324952?url=https://app.plex.tv/auth/#?resetPassword&sid=pcg-gb-1450691974664160000) (opens in new tab) page.

Plex this morning emailed all users to advise them that a third party was able to access “a limited subset of data,” but did not reveal how many accounts were ...

Even though all account passwords that could have been accessed were hashed and secured in accordance with best practices, out of an abundance of caution we are requiring all Plex accounts to have their password reset. [children to watch restricted content](https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/07/plex-update-discover-and-watchlist-features/). It appears Plex has not arranged sufficient additional bandwidth to cope with the flurry of password change attempts. While the account passwords were secured in accordance with best practices, we’re requiring all Plex users to reset their password. We want you to be aware of an incident involving your Plex account information yesterday. [Plex](https://9to5mac.com/guides/plex/) data breach has exposed usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords.

The Plex media streaming platform is sending password reset notices to many of its users in response to discovering unauthorized access to one of its ...

Plex doesn't define that detail in the sent letter. Meanwhile, the Plex.tv website experienced an outage today and is down at the time of writing this. [Plex's instructions on resetting your password](https://support.plex.tv/articles/account-requires-password-reset/) immediately to minimize the chances of account takeover. Still, this hasn't been verified yet. Plex claims that it has identified the means by which the third-party accessed the database and addressed the problem to harden its systems and prevent similar incidents from re-occurring in the future. The Plex media streaming platform is sending password reset notices to many of its users in response to discovering unauthorized access to one of its databases.

The media streaming giant confirms usernames, email addresses, and scrambled passwords were accessed.

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The Plex streaming platform warns that a “third-party” accessed user data, including email addresses and encrypted passwords. In an email sent on August ...

[its website](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/100317643/type/am/sid/126831-xid-fr1661360735aaa/https://www.plex.tv). The company didn’t wait til Friday afternoon to announce this data breach; it pushed an email to thousands of customers at 2 AM EST on a Wednesday. They can also generate secure new passwords or warn you when existing passwords may be insecure or compromised. We’re waiting for Plex to reveal more about the data breach. Plex says that it doesn’t keep payment data on its servers.) Password managers store all your login credentials in one place and can automatically log you into websites. [password reset page](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/100317643/type/am/sid/126831-xid-fr1661360735aac/https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/100317643/type/am/sid/126831-xid-{xid}/https://app.plex.tv/#?resetPassword&___trxnet=cj). Now that your password’s reset, we can finally discuss this data breach. [plex.tv](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/100317643/type/am/sid/126831-xid-fr1661360735aad/https://www.plex.tv)or [app.plex.tv](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/100317643/type/am/sid/126831-xid-fr1661360735aae/https://app.plex.tv/)in your browser. The Plex streaming platform warns that a “third-party” accessed user data, including email addresses and encrypted passwords. [two-factor authentication](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/100317643/type/am/sid/126831-xid-fr1661360735aaf/https://support.plex.tv/articles/two-factor-authentication/). Users who do not see this prompt should manually visit the [password reset page](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/100317643/type/am/sid/126831-xid-fr1661360735aab/https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/100317643/type/am/sid/126831-xid-{xid}/https://app.plex.tv/#?resetPassword&___trxnet=cj).

Streaming service Plex said it discovered a “third party” was able to access to private user data including emails and passwords.

In an email to Plex users early Wednesday, the company said, “Yesterday, we discovered suspicious activity on one of our databases. ET Wednesday, a little more than an hour after indicating the company was looking into the issue. The company said it is requiring Plex users to reset their passwords as a result of the incident.

The Plex media streaming platform is sending password reset notices to many of its users in response to discovering unauthorized access to one of its ...

Plex doesn't define that detail in the sent letter. Meanwhile, the Plex.tv website experienced an outage today and is down at the time of writing this. [Plex's instructions on resetting your password](https://support.plex.tv/articles/account-requires-password-reset/) immediately to minimize the chances of account takeover. Still, this hasn't been verified yet. Plex claims that it has identified the means by which the third-party accessed the database and addressed the problem to harden its systems and prevent similar incidents from re-occurring in the future. The Plex media streaming platform is sending password reset notices to many of its users in response to discovering unauthorized access to one of its databases.