Thousands of images leaked online after controversial dating app hacked
What was leaked in the dating app data breach
- Controversial dating app Tea, which allows women to anonymously share information about men, has confirmed a significant data breach.
- Thousands of images, including selfies and photo identification, were leaked online after the app, which recently topped the U.S. Apple App Store, was hacked.
- San Francisco-based Tea Dating Advice Inc. has engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to secure its systems following the incident.
- The app was founded to help women vet men for safety, but has been criticised as a 'man-shaming site' promoting 'vigilante justice'.
- Approximately 72,000 images were leaked, affecting users who signed up before February 2024, though the company states no email addresses or phone numbers were exposed and all data is now secure.