by Alfred Ignacio in Technology

Tea, a dating app designed to help women vet men they meet on other platforms, has suffered a major data breach, exposing approximately 72,000 images. The leaked data includes 13,000 selfies, some with photo IDs, submitted for account verification, and 59,000 images from posts, comments, and direct messages within the app. While Tea assures users that no email addresses or phone numbers were compromised and the breach only affects users who registered before February 2024, the incident raises serious concerns about user privacy. The company claims to have engaged cybersecurity experts and is working to secure its systems. 4Chan users initially discovered the exposed database, which allowed public access to the images before being secured. Despite the breach, Tea boasts 4 million users and continues to market itself as a tool for women to ensure safer dating experiences.