The women-only dating app Tea experienced a significant data breach, exposing over 72,000 private images, including selfies and government IDs, due to an unsecured database. This breach, totaling 59.3 GB of data, included DMs and verification documents meant to prevent fake accounts. Hackers discovered the lack of security on the app's backend, allowing the documents to be scraped and made searchable online. Despite its initial popularity, hitting 1 on the App Store with over 4 million users, the app's claims to protect users from dangerous men were directly contradicted by this incident. The breach puts users' identities at risk, urging them to consider credit monitoring to mitigate damage. Experts criticized the development practices behind the app, blaming poor coding and overreliance on generative AI for the security vulnerabilities. As the situation unfolds, the ramifications for users and the app's credibility continue to grow.

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