The app “Tea,” designed for women to anonymously post comments about men they have dated, has suffered a data breach, leaking tens of thousands of user images in what appears to be a targeted effort by another online platform.The company behind Tea reported that 72,000 images were leaked online, including 13,000 selfies or forms of photo identification, such as driver’s licenses, submitted by users to verify their accounts.This app is currently the No. 1 free app in Apple’s app store.Tea markets itself as a safe way for women to anonymously vet men they might meet on dating apps like Tinder or Bumble.Users can leave comments describing specific men as a “red flag” or “green flag” and share other information about them. The breach seems to have caught the attention of the online platform “4chan,” a notorious image and message board known for its lax rules on content moderation and being the birthplace of the hacker collective Anonymous.Users on 4chan were calling for a “hack and leak” campaign, with one user posting a link over the weekend that allowed people to download the database of stolen images.Another user even created a map claiming to show the locations of Tea users affected by the hack.Tea said that no emails or phone numbers were exposed and that only users who signed up before February 2024 were affected.The company also assured users that they do not need to change their passwords or delete their accounts, as their additional data is secure.
The app “Tea,” designed for women to anonymously post comments about men they have dated, has suffered a data breach, leaking tens of thousands of user images in what appears to be a targeted effort by another online platform.
The company behind Tea reported that 72,000 images were leaked online, including 13,000 selfies or forms of photo identification, such as driver’s licenses, submitted by users to verify their accounts.
This app is currently the No. 1 free app in Apple’s app store.
Tea markets itself as a safe way for women to anonymously vet men they might meet on dating apps like Tinder or Bumble.
Users can leave comments describing specific men as a “red flag” or “green flag” and share other information about them.
The breach seems to have caught the attention of the online platform “4chan,” a notorious image and message board known for its lax rules on content moderation and being the birthplace of the hacker collective Anonymous.
Users on 4chan were calling for a “hack and leak” campaign, with one user posting a link over the weekend that allowed people to download the database of stolen images.
Another user even created a map claiming to show the locations of Tea users affected by the hack.
Tea said that no emails or phone numbers were exposed and that only users who signed up before February 2024 were affected.
The company also assured users that they do not need to change their passwords or delete their accounts, as their additional data is secure.
