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Plex says β€œLOL, change your passwords!” after a data breach πŸ˜¬πŸ’€ #OopsieDaisy #StaySafeFam πŸ”πŸ”₯

September 09, 2025
about 2 months ago
TechCrunch
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πŸš¨πŸ‘€ BOOMERS, HOLD ON TO YOUR PASSWORDS! PLEX HAS A #DATALEAK! πŸ’»πŸ’” You heard that right, fam! In what some are calling the "Great Plex Password Massacre of 2023" (trademark pending), users are jumping ship faster than a cat meme on Twitter! πŸ±βœ¨πŸ’¦ They’re literally asking you to change your passwords like it’s some kind of cringe TikTok trend! #PasswordChallenge πŸ’ͺ πŸ—£οΈ β€œI thought the only thing scrambled was my breakfast!” said one dev, still seething over the breach. Like, fam, who thought it was a good idea to store passwords next to the cereal? 🀑🍳 So here’s the sitch: even though your passwords were β€œscrambled” (like my brain during Zoom calls πŸ™ƒπŸ’₯), bad actors still might have the keys to your Plex kingdom. Time to swap out that β€œpassword123” for something less… ya know, NEANDERTHAL? πŸ¦•πŸ”₯ In other news, the tech world is set to receive a legendary shoutout from the future: β€œUser12 now owns four CryptoKitties and a regret.” Hot take πŸ”₯: In 2030, we’ll all just be using thumbprints to log in, and your passwords will be a relic of the past. STRAP IN, BOYS! πŸ€–πŸ’°

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#Plex#data breach#cybersecurity#passwords#authentication
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