Tea, an app that lets women anonymously comment on and review dates with men, has announced it suffered a data breach, with hackers gaining access to 72,000 user images.
A Tea spokesperson confirmed the hack to Reuters on Saturday, stating they had detected “unauthorized access to our systems” and that approximately 72,000 images were exposed. This total includes 13,000 selfies and photo identifications submitted for account verification purposes, as well as 59,000 images from posts, comments, and direct messages.
“We have engaged third-party cybersecurity experts and are working around the clock to secure our systems,” the company said in a statement. It added that no emails or phone numbers were exposed, and that only users who signed up before February 2024 were affected.
The breach was first reported by 404 Media early on Friday.
The app, whose motto is “women should never have to compromise their safety while dating,” is a platform where women who sign up and are approved after a verification process can anonymously share information about men they are interested in through Yelp-style reviews.
It has gained increasing popularity, stating on Instagram that more than two million users had requested to join the app in the past few days.
Signing up for Tea requires users to take selfies, which the app says are deleted after review.
