Streaming service Plex risks data breach of millions of accounts
An unauthorized party recently gained access to the databases of streaming service Plex. The organization forces millions of users to change their passwords.
Plex is a streaming service. Users receive storage capacity to upload their own blu-rays, DVDs and other video formats. The video content ... Read more
Attackers abuse Plex servers for DDoS attacks
Malicious people have found a way to use poorly secured Plex servers to amplify DDoS attacks. Plex is aware of the problem and is looking into possible solutions.
The attackers use the Plex servers for a phenomenon called DDoS amplification. Instead of directly bombarding a server with DDoS traf... Read more
Plex Cloud will be discontinued at the end of November due to insurmountable technical challenges
Plex announced today that it will stop using its troubled Plex Cloud Service. The company did not put that decision on the public record and instead chose to give as little attention as possible to the choice.
Plex Cloud was made available to the company's customers in 2016 and served as a way for P... Read more