#Michael Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Got this security alert email last night: IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTICE Dear Plex User, Sadly, we became aware this afternoon that the server which hosts our forums and blog was compromised. We are still investigating, but as far as we know, the attacker only gained access to these parts of our systems. Rest assured that credit card and other payment data are not stored on our servers at all. If you are receiving this email, you have a forum account which is linked to a plex.tv account. The attacker was able to gain access to IP addresses, private messages, email addresses and encrypted forum passwords (in technical terms, they are hashed and salted). Despite the password encryption measures, we take your privacy and security very seriously, so as a precaution, we're requiring that you change your password. Be sure to choose a strong password, never share it, and never re-use passwords for different accounts! Even better, use a password manager (1Password, for example) to manage a unique password for you. Access to your Plex account will be blocked until you do so. Please follow this link to choose a new password. We're sorry for the inconvenience, but both your privacy and security are very important to us and we'd rather be safe than sorry! We will post more detailed information on our blog shortly. Thanks for using Plex! The Plex Team If you use the plex forums I highly suggest you change your password. Also, chances are your plex account is tied to the plex forum account. So, you might want to change your plex account password. Edited July 2, 2015 by Steven P. removed password token link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathLace Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I would strongly recommend you remove the link that you put... that links allows anyone to change YOUR password Praetor 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted July 2, 2015 Administrators Share Posted July 2, 2015 I would strongly recommend you remove the link that you put... that links allows anyone to change YOUR password Oof.. wow... I edited that link.. but seriously Plex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Oof.. wow... I edited that link.. but seriously Plex? Thanks for that. I didn't realize I included that. Need more coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompkin Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Would there be a list of popular sites that uses Plex? I may be using it and not realize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teriba Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Would there be a list of popular sites that uses Plex? I may be using it and not realize it. None. It's a local video player app. tompkin 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I would strongly recommend you remove the link that you put... that links allows anyone to change YOUR password if they send stuff like that through email, it is no surprise that they got hacked (borderline deserved it). Including links like that in emails may make it more convenient to change a user's password, but it definitely not a security best practice. Steven P. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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