Dating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack

JULY 30 - Messaging has been turned off on the women's dating safety app Tea, following a hack which has exposed thousands of images, posts and comments. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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The women's dating safety app Tea has suspended messaging after a cybersecurity incident exposed thousands of images, posts, comments, and direct messages. The US-based app, which helps women conduct background checks on potential dates, acknowledged that some sensitive conversations were accessed.

Tea has 1.6 million users, and the breach affected members who signed up before February 2024.
The company will be offering free identity protection services to affected individuals, as sensitive conversations in direct messages could include names and private material, potentially leading to blackmail.
Previously, 72,000 user-submitted images were accessed, including some showing women holding identity verification for which Tea's privacy policy promised immediate deletion.

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