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Chegg, Inc.

Chegg, Inc. notified California AG on Apr 27, 2020 of a data breach, which occurred on Apr 9, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, 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
Apr 27, 2020
Date(s) of breach
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Apr 10, 2020, as stated in the letter
"What happened On April 10, 2020, we learned that, on or about April 9, 2020, an outside hacker may have illegally obtained employee information for approximately 700 current and former U.S."
Days to notice
17 days from discovery (Apr 10, 2020) to the California record (Apr 27, 2020). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:10 UTC

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Other filings by Chegg, Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Chegg, Inc. California AG CA Sep 26, 2018 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountUsernames / passwordsEmail address+2

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