Attention students: In 2018, Chegg.com, a company that offers textbook rental and tutoring services suffered a data breach resulting in the loss of 40 million customer records which included full names, email addresses, usernames, and passwords. Now the results of Chegg's 2018 data breach have been publicly exposed online, which poses a substantial threat. 330 WCU Student Accounts have been identified as part of this breach. For students whose accounts have been identified as part of the breach, an additional email will be sent with reference to this Official Notice.
Below are some hints on proper password handling:
1. Do not reuse the same password on multiple sites. Especially don’t use the same password on social media that you use for sites used for banking, education or shopping.
2. Change your passwords when you even suspect your account may be hacked.
3. Select a passphrase instead of a password so that it is longer than 12 letters and numbers.
Please check out this WCU resource for guidance selecting good passwords. https://www.wcupa.edu/infoServices/security/passwordGuide.aspx
