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Chegg data breach39.7M accounts compromised on 2018-04-28
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Chegg (chegg.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2018-04-28, exposing 39,721,127 accounts. The details below are mirrored from Have I Been Pwned and reflect the source's account of the incident at the time of publication.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | Chegg |
|---|---|
| Source Name | Chegg |
| Domain | chegg.com |
| Breach Date | 2018-04-28 |
| Added to HIBP | 2019-08-16 |
| Last Modified | 2024-04-27 |
| Accounts Compromised | 39,721,127(39.7M) |
| Data Exposed | Email addressesNamesPasswordsPhone numbersPhysical addressesUsernames |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In April 2018, the textbook rental service Chegg suffered a data breach that impacted 40 million subscribers. The exposed data included email addresses, usernames, names and passwords stored as unsalted MD5 hashes. A small number of records also contained physical address or phone number.
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