Tea, an app for women to anonymously comment about men, suffered a data breach involving 72,000 images, including 13,000 selfies and photo IDs. The breach affected users who signed up before February 2024. While no emails or phone numbers were exposed, the company is responding by hiring third-party cybersecurity experts and has introduced additional security measures to prevent future incidents. Following the incident, 4chan users reportedly started sharing the hacked data. Interestingly, despite the breach, the app remained at the top of the free app rankings in the Apple App Store.
Tea announced a data breach exposing 72,000 images, including 13,000 selfies and photo IDs, while assuring users that emails and phone numbers were not compromised.
The company has engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to secure systems and has implemented additional security measures following the breach.
4chan users claimed to be sharing personal data and selfies from Tea, indicating significant data exposure after the breach.
Despite the breach, Tea achieved viral popularity, ranking number one in the Apple App Store for free apps.
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