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===Public database leak (''2025'')=== | ===Public database leak (''2025'')=== | ||
[[File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg|thumb|right|The original 4chan post advertising the leak]] | [[File:Tea breach 4chan post.jpg|thumb|right|The original 4chan post advertising the leak]] | ||
On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan|first1=Emanuel|last1=Maiberg|first2=Joseph|last2=Cox|date=2025-07-25|work=404 Media|access-date=2025-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/|archive-date=2025-07-27|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail|first=Jose|last=Lanz|date=2025-07-25|work=Decrypt|access-date=2025-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail|archive-date=2025-07-27|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/|title=Is teaspill just the start?|author=u/B_drgnthrn|date=2025-07-27|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-07-28|archive-url=https:// | On July 25, 2025, a 4chan post detailed a Firebase database leak connected to the Tea app which included 72,000 images, 13,000 being selfies and state IDs with the remaining 59,000 being from direct messages and posts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/|title=Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan|first1=Emanuel|last1=Maiberg|first2=Joseph|last2=Cox|date=2025-07-25|work=404 Media|access-date=2025-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727101532/https://www.404media.co/women-dating-safety-app-tea-breached-users-ids-posted-to-4chan/|archive-date=2025-07-27|url-status=live}}</ref> It was alleged by the anonymous user the database contained no credential authentication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail|title=Tea App That Claimed to Protect Women Exposes 72,000 IDs in Epic Security Fail|first=Jose|last=Lanz|date=2025-07-25|work=Decrypt|access-date=2025-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727222442/https://decrypt.co/331961/tea-app-claimed-protect-women-exposes-72000-ids-epic-security-fail|archive-date=2025-07-27|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the nature of the alleged unencrypted database, users from 4chan were able to use the leaked data to create a website called "TeaSpill" for others to choose one of two selfies based on looks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/|title=Is teaspill just the start?|author=u/B_drgnthrn|date=2025-07-27|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-07-28|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729170106/https://old.reddit.com/r/ask/comments/1maag7d/is_teaspill_just_the_start/|archive-date=29 Jul 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> Another website would be made on Google maps that paired user ID strings with their city's approximate location. | ||
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File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities. | File:Tea Dating Advice Google Map.png|The Google Map data point cluster of some Tea users' cities. | ||
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In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.|first=Sydney|last=Bradley|date=2025-08-05|work=Business Insider|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses|first1=Amanda|last1=Silberling|first2=Zack|last2=Whittaker|date=2025-08-06|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref> | In August, it was reported an app for men called "TeaOnHer" was leaking user data (IDs, email, usernames) in the same vein as Tea, with a publicly exposed API. <ref name="TC-TOH">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8|title=There's a new 'Tea' app going viral. This time, it's for men to post anonymously about women.|first=Sydney|last=Bradley|date=2025-08-05|work=Business Insider|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811140752/https://www.businessinsider.com/teaonher-anonymous-tea-app-rises-apple-store-faces-security-issues-2025-8|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref> A second vulnerability was in the form of the owner, Xavier Lampkin's exposed plaintext credentials.<ref name="TC-TOH" /> The app had a "guest" view option, with a majority of the posts being of nude women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/|title=TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses|first1=Amanda|last1=Silberling|first2=Zack|last2=Whittaker|date=2025-08-06|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250811141340/https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a-rival-tea-app-for-men-is-leaking-its-users-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses/|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store|first=Sarah|last=Perez|date=2022-10-22|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-10-23}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en|[email protected] is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind|date=2025-10-22|work=Instagram|author=@theteapartygirls|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref> | On October 22, 2025, Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer were removed from the [[App Store]] because they "failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy", specifically guidelines 1.2, 5.1.2, and 5.6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/|title=Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store|first=Sarah|last=Perez|date=2022-10-22|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-10-23 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260114084429/https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/ |archive-date=14 Jan 2026}}</ref> On one of their [[Instagram]] posts, the company replied to a user stating "the app is temporarily unavailable on the app store" and "thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/theteapartygirls/reel/DQIpdRokRwk/?hl=en|[email protected] is our spirit animal👯💜🫖 #loveisblind|date=2025-10-22|work=Instagram|author=@theteapartygirls|quote=Hi 💜 The app is temporarily unavailable on the App Store. Thank you so much for your patience while we work to get this resolved...we're so happy you're here 🫖}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||