Homework help site Chegg accused of leaking user data

Homework help site Chegg has leaked sensitive consumer data on more than one occasion in previous years due to its below-par security, an official report has declared. A post (opens in new tab) from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claims Chegg leaked identity data (opens in new tab) on more than 40 million consumers, casting serious doubts over its cybersecurity practices. The FTC claimed that Chegg could have avoided most of these problems had it simply followed the basics of securing sensitive data.

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