Tea App Faces Data Breach, Exposing 72,000 Images
Tea, the controversial app that allows women to anonymously share comments about men they have dated, disclosed on Friday that it had experienced a data breach, resulting in hackers accessing a total of 72,000 images.
Among the compromised images were 13,000 selfies and photo IDs that were submitted for account verification purposes, along with 59,000 images from various posts, comments, and direct messages within the app. However, the company assured users that no emails or phone numbers were exposed in the breach, and only individuals who signed up before February 2024 were impacted.
In response to the breach, Tea stated, “We have enlisted the help of third-party cybersecurity experts and are diligently working to enhance the security of our systems. We have already implemented additional security measures and resolved the data issue.”
Reports from 404 Media revealed that users on the anonymous forum 4chan claimed to be sharing personal data and selfies from Tea after discovering an unprotected database.
The data breach comes at a time when the Tea app was experiencing a surge in popularity, as it gained significant traction this week. Despite the security incident, the app continued to hold the top spot in the free app rankings on Apple’s App Store as of Saturday morning.
