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BudTrader Data Breach

budtrader.com
Significant exposure
Verified breach Sensitive Passwords exposed
Accounts exposed 2,721,185
Breach date 27 Jun 2024
Added to tracker 01 Oct 2024
Data classes 3

What happened

In July 2024, a data breach of the now defunct cannabis social platform BudTrader was posted for sale on a hacking forum. Dating back to the previous month, the breach of the website exposed 2.7M email addresses, usernames and WordPress password hashes.

Exposed data

Email addresses Passwords Usernames

Recommended actions

  • Change your BudTrader password immediately, and update it anywhere you reused the same password.
  • Enable two-factor authentication on the affected account and on your critical services (email, banking).
  • Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing BudTrader โ€” attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
  • Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.
Am I affected? Check whether your email address appears in this breach.
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