19 Apr, 2026

Plex tells users to reset passwords after new data breach

Media streaming platform Plex is warning customers to reset passwords after suffering a data breach in which a hacker was able to steal customer authentication data from one of its databases. In a data breach notification seen by GeekFeed, Plex says the stolen data includes email addresses, usernames, securely hashed passwords, and authentication data. “An […]

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Plex warns users to patch security vulnerability immediately

Plex has notified some of its users on Thursday to urgently update their media servers due to a recently patched security vulnerability. The company has yet to assign a CVE-ID to track the flaw and didn’t provide additional details regarding the patch, only saying that it impacts Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x. Yesterday, […]

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