72,000 Images Exposed: The Privacy Wake-Up Call from Tea App's Data Breach
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It started as a promise — a safer way for women to navigate the dating world.
The Tea App — an anonymous platform designed to help women anonymously share warnings about bad dates and protect one another — suffered a massive data breach in July 2025, exposing tens of thousands of users to real-world harm.
In this article, we’ll explore what happened, why it matters, and what both developers and users can learn from this stark example of how good intentions can go disastrously wrong when security is treated as an afterthought.