Tea, a dating advice app for women, suffered a data hack impacting more than 72,000 images, including users’ selfies and photo IDs, the company said Friday.
A spokesperson for Tea confirmed the hack to ABC News Friday afternoon, noting it involved a database that stored around 13,000 images of selfies and photo identification submitted as users sought to verify their accounts, as well as nearly 60,000 images viewable for all app users.
“Tea has engaged third-party cybersecurity experts and are working around the clock to secure its systems. At this time, there is no evidence to suggest that additional user data was affected,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Protecting Tea users’ privacy and data is their highest priority. Tea is taking every necessary step to ensure the security of the platform and prevent further exposure.”
Tea varies from traditional dating apps because it’s only for women, and instead of looking for dates, women go on the app to share information about and look for tips on potential male partners. The platform recently went viral, skyrocketing to the top of Apple’s free apps chart.
The company says on social media it has reached over 4 million female users and has a waiting list of approximately 900,000 new, prospective users.
No users’ phone numbers or email addresses were accessed in the hack, according to the spokesperson. The hack involves data that was obtained prior to 2024 and had been archived “in compliance with law enforcement requirements related to cyberbullying prevention.”