Streaming media platform Plex sent out an email to its customers earlier today notifying them of a security breach that may have compromised account information, including usernames, email addresses, and passwords. While Plex\u2019s message says \u201call account passwords that could have been accessed were hashed and secured in accordance with best practices,\u201d it is still advising all users to change their passwords immediately.<\/p>\n

Plex is one of the largest media server apps available, used by around 20 million people to stream video, audio, and photos they upload themselves in addition to an increasing variety of content the service provides to paid subscribers.<\/p>\n