Overview

• The app halted its messaging service after hackers accessed over 70,000 verification images, 59,000 posts and 1.1 million private chats.
• Tea Dating Advice has retained external cybersecurity experts alongside the FBI to investigate an unsecured developer database exploited in the attacks.
• Company officials are providing free identity protection services to users whose photos and personal data were exposed.
• Class-action lawsuits alleging negligence over data storage practices have been filed as the company defends its handling of sensitive information.
• Despite legal challenges and privacy concerns, downloads have doubled to 4.6 million and the app remains among the top free downloads on the U.S. App Store.