We have recently experienced a security incident that may potentially involve your Plex account information. We believe the actual impact of this incident is limited; however, action is required from you to ensure your account remains secure. What happened An unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from one of our databases. While we quickly contained the incident, information that was accessed included emails, usernames, securely hashed passwords and authentication...
  • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
    31·
    23 hours ago

    Should have been put in the OP because people are going to jump the gun:

    While we quickly contained the incident, information that was accessed included emails, usernames, securely hashed passwords and authentication data.

    Any account passwords that may have been accessed were securely hashed, in accordance with best practices, meaning they cannot be read by a third party.

    • AreaKode@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      23 hours ago

      Still, always good practice to change your password after this sort of leak. However unlikely it is that someone could access your account, it’s never a bad idea.