Vmedia

Vmedia, also known as Vmedia, is headquartered in Canada. The organisation operates an online community platform that provides forum services to its users. This platform is built on the vBulletin forum software, as indicated by the security incident affecting it. Vmedia’s service enables members to create accounts, post messages, and participate in discussions. The platform’s user base includes individuals who register with personal details such as email addresses, birthdays, and location information.

In September 2019, Vmedia disclosed a zero‑day vulnerability in the vBulletin software that impacted its community platform. The vulnerability allowed temporary redirection to an external site and prompted the operator to take the forums offline for investigation. After applying the vendor’s patch, Vmedia restored the forums but noted that some user account information could have been exposed. The breach potentially compromised email addresses, encrypted passwords, birthdays, and location details stored in the database, with some unencrypted user‑provided data also at risk. Account modifications made after a mid‑year cutoff were lost during the restoration process, requiring affected users to revert to previous credentials, and Vmedia notified its members of the incident via a public advisory.