[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3gjc9ac4seaxb":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":7,"domain":9,"breachDate":10,"addedDate":11,"publishedAt":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":14,"source":15,"sourceUrl":16,"sourceUrls":17,"pwnCount":18,"affectedCount":18,"affectedCountStatus":19,"affectedCountLowerBound":12,"affectedCountUnit":20,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"contentLocale":21,"availableLocales":22,"translations":24,"severity":27,"dataClasses":28,"description":35,"seoTitle":36,"seoDescription":37,"logoUrl":38,"isVerified":39,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":39,"isMalware":39,"company":40},"6a456c6f5b2bea3942ce5f48","plexusmd","PlexusMD Alleged Data Exposure","plexusmd.com","2020-11-01T00:00:00.000Z","2026-07-01T19:37:18.583Z",null,"2026-09-17T16:27:41.515Z","2026-09-17T17:05:17.371Z","Third party breach","https:\u002F\u002Fplexusmd.com\u002F",[16],233200,"known","email_identifiers","en",[21,23],"tr",{"en":25,"tr":26},{"slug":7},{"slug":7},"High",[29,30,31,32,33,34],"Dates of birth","Email addresses","IP addresses","Names","Passwords","Usernames","\u003Cp>The PlexusMD data breach is listed as a data set dating back to November 2020, covering approximately 233,200 user records associated with the career and education-focused health platform for doctors and medical students. The records include birth dates, email addresses, IP addresses, names, usernames, and password hashes. Since there is no official notification, the level of verification is limited, but due to the healthcare profession context and the password field, the records are considered sensitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Types of Leaked Data and Their Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The presence of name, email, username, date of birth, IP address, and password hash together on platforms for health professionals increases the risk to identity and professional profile. The password hash is not plain text; however, it can be cracked with a weak password or an old algorithm. The date of birth can be used in account recovery or social engineering processes. The health and career context makes fake job offers, educational certificates, conference invitations, or medical community account verification messages more convincing. If the user has used the same password for hospital, academic, or email accounts, the risk increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>This record appears in open data lists with similar numbers and fields; however, the verification flag on LeakData is off because there is no direct company notification. The scope is an approximate number of rows and should not be interpreted as the number of unique individuals. Not all fields may be present in each row. Patient records, clinical notes, license documents, or payment card fields have not been added to the description; this record has been evaluated only with user account and profile fields. Sensitivity arises from the combination of health profession context and identity fields. The user is given actionable protection steps instead of definitive claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Users at risk are doctors who have created an account on PlexusMD, medical students, healthcare workers, job seekers, and individuals accessing medical education content. Healthcare professionals using corporate email are at higher risk; attackers may send fake job postings, conference invitations, CME certificates, hospital applications, or account verification messages. Date of birth and name information can personalize these messages. The IP address can also contribute to approximate regional targeting. Due to the reputation of the healthcare profession, users may be inclined to respond quickly to fake professional offers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Users who have matches should not use the password they use on their PlexusMD account for other health, education, hospital, email, or social media accounts. If the same password is used for corporate accounts, the institution's security team should be informed. Multi-factor authentication should be enabled, and unknown sessions should be checked. Fake job offers, conferences, certificates, or account update messages should be verified through official institutional channels. Forms asking for date of birth or professional information should be carefully examined, and document upload requests should not be responded to without independent verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In the long term, unique passwords, separate emails, and minimal profile sharing should be used for health and career platforms. Health institutions should create policies so that employees do not reuse institutional passwords on third-party career sites. Platforms should offer modern password hashing, reduction of old accounts, limits on IP data retention periods, and user-accessible data deletion options. Since medical identity and professional information can be used to build trust in fraud, users should make it a habit to verify job and educational opportunities through official channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>LeakData check shows whether your email address matches your PlexusMD registration. If there is a match, remove your password from all recurring accounts, and enable additional verification on your email and corporate accounts. Verify unexpected job, education, or certification messages related to the health profession through an independent channel. The absence of a match may exclude old profiles opened with a different email address. Although this record has not been confirmed by official notification, it should be considered sensitive due to the health profession context, date of birth, and password field.\u003C\u002Fp>","PlexusMD Alleged Data Exposure (233.2 Thousand Email Identifiers)","PlexusMD Alleged Data Exposure. 233.2 Thousand email identifiers are reported. Reported data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses. Review the scope…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fplexusmd.jpg",false,{"name":41,"sector":42,"country":43,"website":9,"websiteArchiveUrl":44,"websiteStatus":44,"websiteCheckedAt":12},"PlexusMD","Healthcare \u002F Medical Education","India",""]