The women-only dating app Tea recently experienced a significant data breach, exposing over 72,000 users' private images and personal information after hackers discovered its unsecured backend database. The breached data included government IDs and selfies that users uploaded for verification purposes. Despite claims that only older data was impacted, new IDs dating as recently as 2024 and 2025 were found among the leaked material. Users are now seeking credit monitoring services as their information circulates online. The breach was attributed to lax security measures and what was termed 'vibe coding,' a practice where AI tools generate code without proper security checks. Critics have expressed skepticism over the app's approach to protecting its users, with comments highlighting the irony of an app meant for women's safety inadvertently exposing their data. The app had gained significant traction, reaching the top of the App Store with over 4 million users before this incident.

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