FTC Accuses Education Tech Firm Chegg of Disclosing Details on Millions of Users

The Federal Trade Commission cracked down on Chegg, an education technology firm based in Santa Clara, Calif., saying the company’s “careless” approach to cybersecurity had exposed the personal details of tens of millions of users. In a legal complaint, regulators accused Chegg of numerous data security lapses dating to 2017.

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