The women-only dating app Tea suffered a major data breach exposing over 72,000 private images, including selfies and government IDs submitted for user verification. The app's insecure backend database was discovered by hackers, resulting in sensitive information being spread across the internet. This data breach, totaling 59.3 GB, included not just IDs but also private messages. Despite claims that the breach involved only old data, recent user data from 2024 and 2025 was also leaked. The breach has been attributed to poor coding practices, referred to as 'vibe coding', where developers heavily rely on AI tools without proper security measures. Users are now urged to sign up for credit monitoring services to mitigate potential identity theft. The incident underlines the vulnerabilities associated with AI-generated code, as previous research indicates a significant percentage of such code includes exploitable flaws.

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