If you have an account with the popular streaming service Plex, you should update your password right now. Run to your television or desktop and dispense with a new account credential immediately, lest a nefarious dark web cretin hack your account’s vital info.

Yesterday, the streamer announced to customers that it had “experienced a security incident that may potentially involve your Plex account information.”

“An unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from one of our databases,” reads the breach notification. “While we quickly contained the incident, information that was accessed included emails, usernames, and securely hashed passwords.”

Plex claims that users’ passwords were securely hashed—meaning that its cryptographic protections should keep your co

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