The women's safety dating app, Tea, experienced a data breach exposing user data. According to 4chan posts and 404 Media's review of the code, a publicly accessible Firebase database contained user information, including selfies and drivers licenses. Tea confirmed the breach, stating that the affected data is from two years ago and included some direct messages.
Tea, boasting over 1.6 million users and recently topping App Store charts, aims to provide a safe space for women to share information about men. The app verifies users' gender through selfie uploads, a process now compromised by this breach. The exposed data was shared widely on 4chan. While Tea acknowledges the breach, the long-term consequences for user trust and privacy remain to be seen.