What caused the Tea App data breach to expose 72,000 images? Imagine signing up for an app meant to keep you safe, only to find your personal information shared across the internet. This is the reality for thousands of women who used the Tea app,

Its full name is Tea Dating Advice, and the central idea is a women-only app that gives those who are dating the ability to access background checks on men. This includes whether they have a criminal record (or if they're sex offenders), as well as reverse image searching to identify catfishing (assuming a false identity online).

Dating safety app Tea experienced a second data breach in as many weeks, exposing over a million sensitive messages between users.