An app designed to help women spot the “red flags” of men they date has incidentally put its users at risk. 404 Media reported that Tea was hacked by 4chan users last week, resulting in the selfies and driver’s licenses of its mostly women users being posted to 4chan. An independent researcher for 404 Media has since discovered that messages between users discussing infidelity, abortion, and personal phone numbers are also vulnerable to hackers.
Tea was founded by software developer Sean Cook, who said he was inspired to create an anonymous whisper network after witnessing his own mother’s “terrifying” dating experiences with men. It was al …
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Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/cyber-security/714750/tea-hack-breach
Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/cyber-security/714750/tea-hack-breach
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