Women, Tea and Security
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Hackers have breached the Tea app, which recently went viral as a place for women to safely talk about men, and tens of thousands of women’s selfies and photo IDs have now seemingly been leaked online.
The popular women's only dating advice app, which skyrocketed to the top of the app download charts last week, experienced a data breach Friday.
The Tea app has seen a surge in popularity recently. Founded in 2023, it allows women to exchange details about local men in the area. This
The viral dating safety app Tea was breached, and as a result, photo IDs, selfies, and even location details have been leaked online.
Its full name is Tea Dating Advice, and the central idea is a women-only app that gives those who are dating the ability to access background checks on men. This includes whether they have a criminal record (or if they're sex offenders), as well as reverse image searching to identify catfishing (assuming a false identity online).
The viral app Tea, where women are invited to review the men in their lives, has just suffered a second data breach. According to the company, last week's breach included data that was two years old.
Viral dating advice app Tea experienced a data breach on Friday. It's been at the top of the US Apple App Store this week.
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The images were being stored in a "legacy data system" containing information from more than two years ago, the company says.
A dating advice app that lets women anonymously review their dates and compare notes has surged in popularity.
Tea Dating Advice app rocketed to the top of Apple’s app store this week. It’s used for women to report issues with men. The point is helping keep women safe — but what about the legal issues around privacy and defamation?