Tea, an app that permits ladies to submit nameless feedback about males they’ve supposedly dated, introduced Friday that it has suffered an information breach, with hackers having access to 72,000 photos.
That quantity contains 13,000 selfies and picture IDs submitted for account verification, in addition to 59,000 photos from posts, feedback, and direct messages, the corporate stated. Tea additionally stated that no emails or cellphone numbers have been uncovered, and that solely customers who signed up earlier than February 2024 have been affected.
“We’ve engaged third-party cybersecurity consultants and are working across the clock to safe our techniques,” the corporate stated. “At the moment, we have now carried out further safety measures and have fastened the info difficulty.”
404 Media reported that 4chan customers claimed to be sharing private knowledge and selfies from Tea after discovering an uncovered database.
The hack comes after the Tea app appeared to attain viral reputation this week. As of Saturday morning, it was nonetheless primary within the free app rankings in Apple’s App Retailer.
