The post Tea App Reaches 4 Million Users While Facing Scrutiny Over Data Leak Of 72K Photos appeared first on AfroTech. The post Tea App Reaches 4 Million Users While Facing Scrutiny Over Data Leak Of 72K Photos appeared first on AfroTech. A new app that went viral for helping women date more safely has hit a major snag.

Tea, a popular dating safety app that allows women to dodge "red flags” while dating, was hacked last week, leading to the unauthorized access of tens of thousands of images.

Roughly 72,000 images, including 13,000 user selfies submitted for account verification prior to February 2024, were accessed in the breach.

The women-only Tea app has reached one million downloads and topped the App Store lifestyle chart, gaining rapid popularity for its bold premise. Marketed as a dating safety tool, Tea allows women to post photos of men they’re dating to request “tea”, or gossip, about them from other users.

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