Dating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack
Dating safety app Tea suspends messaging after hack
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.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, reporting on the Tea app suspending messaging after a hack. The key claims are supported by multiple sources. There is no apparent bias in the reporting.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Messaging has been turned off on the women's dating safety app Tea, following a hack.
- Verification Source #1: The women-only U.S. dating advice app Tea has suspended direct messaging following a series of security breaches.
- Verification Source #2: A security breach has forced the Tea dating app to suspend messaging services.
- Verification Source #5: The Tea app takes messaging system offline after second security issue reported
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
- Claim: The hack has exposed thousands of members' images, posts and comments.
- Verification Source #2: Personal information and sensitive discussions exposed.
- Verification Source #3: Tea app reports 72,000 images stolen in security breach
- Assessment: Supported by multiple sources.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Reuters: Women-only US dating advice app Tea suspends messaging following breaches
- MobileAppDaily: A security breach has forced the Tea dating app to suspend messaging services, with personal information and sensitive discussions exposed.
- Reuters: Tea app reports 72,000 images stolen in security breach