{"id":17736,"date":"2021-02-06T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howk.de\/w1\/updated-plex-media-servers-unwittingly-being-used-in-amplified-ddos-attacks-warns-security-firm\/"},"modified":"2021-02-06T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T09:00:07","slug":"updated-plex-media-servers-unwittingly-being-used-in-amplified-ddos-attacks-warns-security-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howk.de\/?p=17736","title":{"rendered":"Updated: Plex Media Servers Unwittingly Being Used In Amplified DDoS Attacks Warns Security Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/news\/plex-media-servers-unwittingly-being-used-in-global-ddos-attacks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hothardware.com\/ContentImages\/NewsItem\/54195\/thumbnail\/default\/Plex_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Updated: Plex Media Servers Unwittingly Being Used In Amplified DDoS Attacks Warns Security Firm\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"5\"><\/a><br \/>\nPlex is a widely popular platform that allows you to curate all your media on a home server and stream it either within your home or over the internet to other PCs, Macs, smartphones, or tablets. 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