Tea app suffers breach, exposing thousands of user images
The article reports that the Tea app, which claims to help women verify the safety and identity of their dates, has experienced a security breach. A database containing over 72,000 images, including selfies, photo IDs, and app posts, was exposed and posted on 4chan. The company confirmed the breach and stated that the exposed data was from over two years ago and was originally stored for cyber-bullying prevention purposes. Tea has engaged cybersecurity experts and is working to secure its systems, but there is no evidence that current or additional user data was affected. The app's features, including reverse phone number lookup, real name and social profile access, and background checks, have raised privacy concerns. The timing of the breach coincides with the app's surge in popularity, having reached the top of the Apple App Store this week.
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