Women's Dating App Hacked

Uploaded on 2025-08-01 in TECHNOLOGY--Hackers, NEWS-Cybersecurity News, FREE TO VIEW

A controversial women’s dating safety app called TeaForWomen Dating Advice, which is designed to let women anonymously ask, or warn each other, about men they can shared information about, and do a background check on, has been hacked. The hack has exposed tens of thousands of photos and other personal information.

The app lets women check whether potential partners are married or registered sex offenders as well as run reverse image searches to protect against "catfishing", where people use fake online identities. It has been previously recieved criticism from some female users who claim it is anti-men.

The women-only app with over one and half million users, says there had been "unauthorised access" to over 70K images submitted by women, exposing members' images, posts and comments. Many of the images are of women holding photo identification for verification purposes have been exposed, which Tea's own privacy policy promises are "deleted immediately" after authentication.

In a statement, Tea said "We have engaged third-party cyber security experts and are working around the clock to secure our systems." The incident highlights the fraught nature of seeking romance in the age of social media.

Tea has said that the breach has hit members who signed up before February 2024, and Tea has said it acted is working with the most trusted cyber security experts to resolve the problem. In an Apple Store review, one woman wrote that she used a Tea search to investigate a man she'd begun talking to and discovered “over 20 red flags, including serious allegations like assault and recording women without their consent.'' She said she cut off communication.

One controversial aspects of Tea is that it allows women to share information on men they have dated to "avoid red flags" but also highlight those with "green flag" qualities. The company said the breached photos "can in no way be linked to posts within Tea". The firm blocks screenshots so that posts are not shared outside the app.

Tea has said that no email addresses or phone numbers were exposed, the company and the breach only affects users who signed up before February 2024. “At this time, there is no evidence to suggest that additional user data was affected. Protecting tea users’ privacy and data is our highest priority,”

It also said that users did not need to change their passwords or delete their accounts. "All data has been secured."

Tea was set up in November 2022 by Sean Cook, a software engineer who said he was inspired to create Tea after witnessing his mother's online dating experiences.

Image: Leire Cavia

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