Plex Data Breach: 20 Million Users Forced to Reset Passwords
A breach of Plex's systems exposed usernames, emails, and hashed passwords for approximately 20 million users, forcing the streaming platform to trigger a mass password reset.
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A breach of Plex's systems exposed usernames, emails, and hashed passwords for approximately 20 million users, forcing the streaming platform to trigger a mass password reset.
An API vulnerability in Twitter allowed attackers to link phone numbers and email addresses to Twitter accounts, ultimately exposing data from 5.4 million users — and possibly over 200 million email-account pairs.
A sophisticated cyberattack on the International Committee of the Red Cross compromised personal data of over 515,000 highly vulnerable people, including victims of conflict, missing persons, and detained individuals.
Panasonic disclosed a data breach in November 2021, revealing that attackers had maintained access to its network for over four months before detection — highlighting the persistent challenge of dwell time.
A social engineering attack on a Robinhood customer support employee exposed personal data of approximately 7 million users, revealing the persistent vulnerability of human-facing systems.
A threat actor scraped data from 700 million LinkedIn users — 93% of the platform's user base — and put it up for sale, reigniting the debate over API abuse and data privacy.
Personal data from 533 million Facebook users across 106 countries was posted on a hacking forum, exposing phone numbers, emails, and personal details scraped through a contact import vulnerability.
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