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Plex: "Change your password, fam. We got hacked harder than my WiFi during a Netflix binge!" 🔐💀📺 #PleaseFixIt
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Plex: "Change your password, fam. We got hacked harder than my WiFi during a Netflix binge!" 🔐💀📺 #PleaseFixIt

September 09, 2025
about 2 months ago
Engadget
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🚨BREAKING: Plex just handed out *secret* party invitations to hackers! 🎉💀 That's right, your precious cat videos are now trending on the dark web thanks to an "unauthorized third party!" 🙈💔 So what do you do? Bam 👊—change your password faster than that overpriced streaming subscription can take your money! 💩 And don't forget to throw on that two-factor authentication like a security blanket! 🛡️ Because nada says “I care” like texting a code to your phone while you watch your 8th episode of *The Office* for the 100th time. 📺 🧐 What’s even crazier? Plex's brainpower stats say "hashed passwords" were exposed. Basically, they're saying the hackers couldn’t read them, but like, this isn’t a freaking math test. Go ahead and *do* the math: “better safe than sorry” or “I guess I’ll let my Aunt Linda keep her password as ‘password123.’” This is a *big yikes* moment. 🤦‍♂️ 🚀🔥 And just when you thought credit cards were the soft part of the onion, Plex says those are "safe!" Is anyone else sick of hearing "your data is safe" like it's a plot twist in a terrible Netflix movie? 👀💸 Leaked developer quote: “We didn’t encrypt anything cause we thought everyone was too busy streaming to care! Total LOL.” In conclusion, watch out! If you’re still using your ex's name as a password, just remember: hackers are like weeds—they grow everywhere when you least expect it. 🌱💥 **Hot Take**: By 2026, every streaming company will have a mandatory class on how NOT to leak user data... or we’ll just spiral into an apocalypse of “Netflix and breached.” 🍕💀 #Plex breach season 🤖✨

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#data breach#cybersecurity#passwords#two-factor authentication#streaming services
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