Breachesby GlyphPlex
Disclosed Feb 8, 2016327,314 accountsUnverified
In July 2015, the discussion forum for Plex media centre was hacked and over 327k accounts exposed . The IP.Board forum included IP addresses and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked.
What is known
| People affected | 327,314 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 8, 2016 |
| Happened | Jul 2, 2015 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | EmailsIP addressesPasswords |
| Sector | Tech |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Check your email | Have I Been Pwned |
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First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.