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Tea Is the Top Free App Right Now. What It Is and Why So Many Women Are Using It
NO LOC, JUL 25 – Nearly 60GB of sensitive user data, including 72,000 images and 13,000 government IDs, were exposed due to unsecured storage, exposing thousands of women’s private information.
- At 6:44 AM PST on Friday, July 25, 2025, Tea identified unauthorized access to a legacy data storage system, launching an investigation.
- Tea app stored user identification in a public storage bucket without password protection, exposing sensitive IDs.
- Approximately 72,000 images were exposed when 4chan users accessed the public bucket, releasing almost 60GB of data via shared links and pastebin.
- Following confirmation of the breach, Tea engaged external cybersecurity experts to shore up its defenses, while a spokesperson said it has hired third-party cybersecurity experts and is working around the clock to secure its systems.
- Popularity surges for Tea overlapped with its data exposure, reaching the top spot in the App Store.
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