What happened?
In February 2014, the vBulletin forum for the Marijuana site cannabis.com was breached and leaked publicly . Whilst there has been no public attribution of the breach, the leaked data included over 227k accounts and nearly 10k private messages between users of the forum.
When did it happen?
The breach date in the public record is February 5, 2014. The record was added to the catalogue on June 1, 2014 and last updated there on June 1, 2014.
What information was reported as exposed?
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Geographic locations
- Historical passwords
- Instant messenger identities
- IP addresses
- Passwords
- Private messages
- Usernames
- Website activity
These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.
Who may be affected?
This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Cannabis.com or used cannabis.com around February 5, 2014. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.
What should you do?
Compare the organization, dates, and information categories with any notice you received. Use contact details you independently confirm.
Change exposed or reused passwords, begin with your email account, and turn on multi-factor authentication where available.
Treat unexpected breach follow-ups with caution. Do not use links or phone numbers in a suspicious message; contact the organization directly.
Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.
Sources and review information
- Have I Been Pwned breach catalogue record ↗
- Federal Trade Commission: What To Do After a Data Breach ↗
- Federal Trade Commission: Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts ↗
Page reviewed September 14, 2026 by the Data Breach Help Editorial Team. Catalogue details reflect the provider record and may change.