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Darren Allan

The Tea app hack explained – how a data breach spilled thousands of photos from the top free US app, and what to do

Instagram security steps.
  • Tea is a popular 'dating safety tool' that just suffered a data breach
  • 72,000 images pertaining to the app were involved, some of which were user photo IDs
  • There's an ongoing investigation, but the obvious worry here is potential identity theft for those whose images were exposed

Tea is a popular mobile app designed as a 'dating safety tool' to protect women and has been around since 2023.

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