Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2000
Payment-card security incident
After Egghead servers were compromised, the company feared that information associated with more than 3.7 million customers had been stolen. Its initial denial, followed by notification of Visa and banks, resulted in card cancellations and public criticism. Egghead later concluded that the credit-card information had not been obtained.
1989
Fraud lawsuit over inventory and financial disclosures
The founder and other top executives were sued after Egghead's stock price declined following its public offering. The allegations concerned failure to disclose material facts about the condition of the company's inventory systems and finances.