Plex urges users to patch media servers after exploit reports

Ars Technica, SecurityWeek and XDA all report a security issue affecting Plex media servers, with SecurityWeek saying an exploit chain was weaponized hours after disclosure. XDA reports hackers are using unpatched servers as crypto miners.

Timeline

1. 20 Oct, 09:20 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 20 Oct, 09:20 UTCArs Technica runs patch warning
3. 20 Oct, 09:20 UTCSecurityWeek reports exploit weaponized
4. 20 Oct, 11:44 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• plex serverGoogle Trends
• Plex2Shell Exploit Chain Weaponized Against Plex Servers Hours After DisclosureSecurityWeek
• Hackers are using unpatched Plex servers as crypto miners, and yours may be at riskXDA