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4d ago

Tea Dating App Secures Systems After 72,000-Photo Breach

Tea has enlisted cybersecurity specialists to fortify its systems following exposure of 72,000 user images.

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Overview

  • Hackers accessed an archived database holding images submitted before Feb. 24, 2024, compromising roughly 13,000 ID verification selfies and 59,000 publicly viewable photos.
  • The breach was driven by a coordinated “hack and leak” campaign on 4Chan that urged users to steal and share the data, with stolen images surfacing on both 4Chan and X.
  • Tea has paused its legacy storage system and implemented new security protocols to prevent further unauthorized access.
  • The company is working with third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate the full scope of the breach and secure its infrastructure.
  • Tea is monitoring online forums for circulating stolen images and affirms that user contact details were not compromised and that accounts created after February 2024 were unaffected.