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Robbins Arroyo LLP: Chegg, Inc. (CHGG) Misled Shareholders According to Class ActionShareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that purchasers of Chegg, Inc. (NYSE: CHGG) have filed a class action complaint against the company's officers and directors for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 between July 30, 2018 and September 25, 2018. Chegg operates a direct-to-student learning platform that supports high school and college students. View this information on the law firm's Shareholder Rights Blog: https://www.robbinsarroyo.com/chegg-inc/ Chegg Accused of Failing to Maintain Sufficient Data Security Measures According to the complaint, in July 218, Chegg announced impressive financial growth and raised full year 2018 guidance. That same month, Chegg acknowledged in an SEC (News - Alert) filing that computer malware, viruses, hacking, phishing attacks, and spamming could harm its business. On September 25, 2018, Chegg revealed that an unauthorized party had gained access in April 2018 to approximately 40 million users' data. In the massive security breach, usernames, email addresses, shipping addresses, and hashed Chegg passwords had been compromised. On this news, Chegg's stock fell over 12%, closing at $28.42 on September 26, 2018, and has since fallen even further. Chegg Shareholders Have Legal Options Concerned shareholders who would like more information about their rights and potential remedies can contact attorney Leonid Kandinov at (800) 350-6003, [email protected], or via the shareholder information form on the firm's website. Robbins Arroyo LLP is a nationally recognized leader in shareholder rights law. The firm represents individual and institutional investors in shareholder derivative and securities class action lawsuits, and has helped its clients realize more than $1 billion of value for themselves and the companies in which they have invested. Sign up for our FREE portfolio monitoring service, Stock Watch. Attorney Advertising. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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