https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/ Account * Log in * Subscribe Navigation * Home * About * RSS * Support/FAQ * Podcast * FOIA Forum Archive * Merch * Advertise * Referral Program * Thanks * Privacy Follow us Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Instagram TikTok Facebook RSS Sign in Subscribe * About * RSS * Support/FAQ * Podcast * FOIA Forum Archive * Merch * Advertise * Referral Program * Thanks * Privacy Advertisement * Go ad free News Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan Emanuel Maiberg Emanuel Maiberg , Joseph Cox Joseph Cox * Jul 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM "DRIVERS LICENSES AND FACE PICS! GET THE FUCK IN HERE BEFORE THEY SHUT IT DOWN!" the thread read before being deleted. Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan Image: Tea's website. Users from 4chan claim to have discovered an exposed database hosted on Google's mobile app development platform, Firebase, belonging to the newly popular women's dating safety app Tea. Users say they are rifling through peoples' personal data and selfies uploaded to the app, and then posting that data online, according to screenshots, 4chan posts, and code reviewed by 404 Media. In a statement to 404 Media, Tea confirmed the breach also impacted some direct messages but said that the data is from two years ago. Tea, which claims to have more than 1.6 million users, reached the top of the App Store charts this week and has tens of thousands of reviews there. The app aims to provide a space for women to exchange information about men in order to stay safe, and verifies that new users are women by asking them to upload a selfie. "Yes, if you sent Tea App your face and drivers license, they doxxed you publicly! No authentication, no nothing. It's a public bucket," a post on 4chan providing details of the vulnerability reads. "DRIVERS LICENSES AND FACE PICS! GET THE FUCK IN HERE BEFORE THEY SHUT IT DOWN!" This post is for paid members only Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. Subscribe Sign up for free access to this post Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories. Subscribe Already have an account? Sign in More like this Credit Card Companies Are Hurting the Future of Video Games Credit Card Companies Are Hurting the Future of Video Games By going after Itch.io, "we're really hamstringing the future of arts and communication." Emanuel Maiberg Emanuel Maiberg * Jul 24, 2025 Lawsuit Alleges Roblox Hosted Digital 'Diddy Freak-Off' Themed Games Lawsuit Alleges Roblox Hosted Digital 'Diddy Freak-Off' Themed Games The games were mentioned in a 2024 report and are now part of a new lawsuit in which a 11 year old girl was allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted after meeting a stranger on Roblox. Matthew Gault Matthew Gault * Jul 24, 2025 Google's AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain Google's AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain Google's AI Overview, which is easy to fool into stating nonsense as fact, is stopping people from finding and supporting small businesses and credible sources. Emanuel Maiberg Emanuel Maiberg * Jul 23, 2025 Scientists Report Surreal Scenes In the World's Most Northern Town Scientists Report Surreal Scenes In the World's Most Northern Town Researchers witnessing warming in Svalbard worry that "we have been too cautious" with climate warnings. Becky Ferreira Becky Ferreira * Jul 26, 2025 Behind the Blog: Don't Record Me, Bro Behind the Blog: Don't Record Me, Bro This week, we discuss smart glasses for frat bros, Amazon comms messiness, and more. Joseph Cox Joseph Cox , Jason Koebler Jason Koebler , Samantha Cole Samantha Cole * Jul 25, 2025 Credit Card Companies Are Hurting the Future of Video Games Credit Card Companies Are Hurting the Future of Video Games By going after Itch.io, "we're really hamstringing the future of arts and communication." Emanuel Maiberg Emanuel Maiberg * Jul 24, 2025 Advertisement * Go ad free Advertisement * Go ad free * Hide Unparalleled access to hidden worlds both online and IRL. 404 Media is a new independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox. * About * RSS * Support/FAQ * Podcast * FOIA Forum Archive * Merch * Advertise * Referral Program * Thanks * Privacy Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Instagram TikTok Facebook RSS Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. [ ] Success Great! Check your inbox and click the link to confirm your subscription (c) 2025 404 Media. Published with Ghost.