Marketed as "helping women date safe" and described as "Yelp for men," Tea is currently the No. 1 lifestyle download in the U.S. App store — but it's also the topic of heated debates about safety and privacy.

Messaging has been turned off on the women's dating safety app Tea, following a hack which has exposed thousands of members' images, posts and comments.

Hackers have breached the Tea app, which recently went viral as a place for women to safely talk about men, and tens of thousands of women’s selfies and photo IDs have now seemingly been leaked online.