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How did Plex Get Hacked? | UpGuard

‍https://www.upguard.com/security-report/plex was breached by an unauthorized third-party gained who gained access to a proprietary database. The specific attack vector that facilitated the breach hasn’t been disclosed. According to Plex, cybercriminals “tunneled” their way through sophisticated cybersecurity mechanisms to gain access to sensitive customer data. Tunneling references are usually descriptive of https://www.upguard.com/blog/prevent-third-party-data-breaches- when a data breach occurs through a compromised third-party vendor - which would align with Plex’s admission that the attack was facilitated by unauthorized third-party access.

If the Plex data breach occurred though a compromised third-party a Vendor Risk Management solution could preemptively detected potential vendor vulnerabitliies that could facilitate such breaches.