Chegg
High Impact•
39,823,698 records affected
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Dehashed
Description
In April 2018, Chegg, a popular textbook rental service, experienced a data breach affecting 40 million subscribers. The breach exposed sensitive information including usernames, email addresses, names, phone numbers, and addresses. Passwords were stored as unsalted MD5 hashes.
What to do if you're affected
- 1.Change your password immediately if you have an account with this service
- 2.Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) wherever possible
- 3.Check if your email appears in the breach using Have I Been Pwned
- 4.Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
- 5.Consider using a password manager to generate unique passwords