Final week, the relationship security app Tea skilled a data breach, exposing 72,000 delicate photos containing selfies and picture IDs for account verification, in addition to photos from posts and messages. The private information was reportedly shared by customers on 4chan.
As now reported by 404 Media, a second safety challenge uncovered extra person information, prompting the app to disable its direct messaging function on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier this week, 404 Media obtained a tip from unbiased safety researcher Kasra Rahjerdi, together with messages between customers sharing telephone numbers and discussing abortions and untrue companions.
The app — created to offer a platform for ladies to change details about males they’ve dated — launched a statement final week relating to the preliminary breach, stating that it solely affected customers who signed up earlier than February 2024. Rahjerdi’s findings revealed messages from early 2023 till as much as final week, with greater than 1.1 million messages recorded.
Seemingly in response to the report, Tea announced on Instagram that it has quickly disabled its direct messaging function. The corporate said that “Out of an abundance of warning, now we have taken the affected system offline,” probably as a precaution following the second safety incident.
Tea, which launched in 2023 however has since gained large consideration, presently ranks No. 2 on the Apple App Retailer’s prime free app chart. In accordance with estimates from Sensor Tower, the app has round 2 million month-to-month lively customers as of this month.
This story was up to date to incorporate the app’s announcement on Instagram and Sensor Tower estimates.
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