Founded by Charles N. Felton and Lloyd Tevis, Chevron Corporation is an American energy corporation headquartered in Sam Ramon, California, being active across 180 countries.
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1879-09-10 |
| Legal Structure | Public |
| Industry | Gas |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.chevron.com/ |
The company has faced scrutiny over violation of safety practices, privacy violations, and security vulnerabilities.
Consumer-impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Chevron category.
2025 Fire Incident
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-10-04/chevrons-el-segundo-refinery-had-a-history-of-safety-environmental-violations (Log Angeles Times- By Tony Briscoe and Connor Sheets
Oct. 4, 2025
Cybersecurity Attack
This resulted in a class action lawsuit against Chevron Federal Credit Union May 2023 due to failing to protect the personal information of current and former customers cyberattack.
MOVEIt: a widely used file transfer platform the company utilizes to store and share large files.
https://www.classaction.org/news/chevron-federal-credit-union-failed-to-protect-customer-data-from-cyberattack-class-action-says
https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2025/12/eyemed-data-breach-settlement/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/supreme-court-chevron-doctrine-cybersecurity/720577/
https://panorays.com/free-security-reports/chevron/
Products
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