Tea App Breach Exposes 72,000 Selfies, ID Photos and Other User Images

Posted on AllSides July 25, 2025

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Tea, a women's safety dating app that surged to the top of the free iOS App Store listings this week, has been the subject of a major security breach. The company confirmed Friday that it has "identified authorized access to one of our systems" that exposed thousands of user images.

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