The Plex media server has been hacked, and officials require all users to change their passwords immediately.

CTOnews.com August 24 news, the popular Plex media server sent emails to users today, the company database was accessed by a suspicious third party, and the email, username and password appear to have been compromised. Although it only affects some users, the company requires all users to change their passwords immediately.

Yesterday, we found suspicious activity in a database and immediately began an investigation, and it seemed that third parties had access to a limited subset of data, including e-mail, user names and encrypted passwords. Although all account passwords that may be accessed are protected in accordance with best practices, we require all Plex accounts to reset their passwords as a matter of caution. Please rest assured that credit card and other payment data will not be stored on our server and will not be attacked in this event.

In addition, Plex recommends that users check the check box for "devices that quit after changing their password" and log back in with the new password on each device.

CTOnews.com learned that Plex has officially published a tutorial on changing passwords on its official website. You can click here to check it.

Plex is an app that streams movies and TV shows instantly without a subscription, and Plex also provides a media server solution that allows users to manage and stream their personal movie, TV and music collections anytime, anywhere, on all devices.