Tea App Hack Confirmed: Thousands of User Photos, IDs Leaked After 4chan Campaign
Tea App Hack Confirmed: Thousands of User Photos, IDs Leaked After 4chan Campaign
The popular “Tea” app, designed as a private forum for women to discuss men, has confirmed a significant data breach, leading to the apparent online leak of tens of thousands of user selfies and photo IDs. A spokesperson for the company confirmed the incident late Friday, estimating that 72,000 images, including 13,000 verification photos and government IDs, were accessed.
The breach follows a “hack and leak” campaign initiated on the right-wing message board 4chan, with a link allegedly allowing download of the stolen image database appearing Friday morning. Troves of alleged victims’ identification photos have since been posted on 4chan and X (formerly Twitter).
Tea, which recently topped the Apple App Store’s free app charts and claimed nearly two million new sign-ups, requires users to submit selfies for verification. While the accessed database is reportedly more than two years old, the company states it is working “around the clock” with cybersecurity experts to secure its systems and protect user privacy.
The app’s rapid rise in popularity also sparked controversy, with some men expressing fears of misrepresentation or doxxing, and others raising concerns about potential cyberbullying. User data privacy has become a major concern for commenters on the app’s social media channels following news of the hack.
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