Latest / California / September 2018
Chegg, Inc.
Chegg, Inc. notified California AG on Sep 26, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Apr 29, 2018. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Usernames / passwords, Email address, Postal address, Name.
All 2 filings by Chegg, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)
- Organization
- Chegg, Inc.
- Source
- California AG · source record
- Date reported
- Sep 26, 2018
- Date(s) of breach
- n/a
- Residents affected
- Not published by this source
- Data exposed
- Social Security number Financial / bank account Usernames / passwords Email address Postal address Name
- Notice letter
- Sample notice (PDF)
- Discovered
- Sep 19, 2018, as stated in the letter"On September 19, 2018, we learned that, on or around April 29, 2018, an unauthorized party gained access to one of our databases that hosts user data."
- Days to notice
- 7 days from discovery (Sep 19, 2018) to the California record (Sep 26, 2018). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
- Third party
- The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
- First seen by BreachTally
- 2026-10-30 16:14 UTC
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Other filings by Chegg, Inc.
| Organization | State | Reported | Residents affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chegg, Inc. | CA | Apr 27, 2020 | Not published |
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