Tea, a popular app designed for women to safely discuss men they date, has suffered a data breach exposing thousands of user photos and IDs, the company confirmed on Friday.

According to Tea, approximately 72,000 images were leaked online, including 13,000 selfies or selfies combined with photo identification submitted during account verification. Additionally, another 59,000 images from posts, comments, and direct messages, which were publicly viewable within the app, were accessed without authorization.

The company assured that no email addresses or phone numbers were compromised and the breach only affected users who signed up before February 2024.

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“Tea has engaged third-party cyber security experts and is working around the clock to secure its systems,” the company said in a statement. “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.”

Tea markets itself as a safe platform for women to anonymously vet men they might meet on dating apps like Tinder or Bumble to ensure their dates are genuine and not involved in other relationships.

Earlier reports by 404 Media revealed that users on the forum 4Chan discovered an exposed database that allowed unrestricted access to the leaked materials. However, access to the database has since been restricted.

Tea announced on Instagram this week that its user base has grown to 4 million.