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Tea says hackers accessed a database from more than two years ago, leaking 72,000 images, including 13,000 verification photos and images of government IDs (NBC News) (www.techmeme.com)

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NBC News: Tea says hackers accessed a database from more than two years ago, leaking 72,000 images, including 13,000 verification photos and images of government IDs — The viral app requires new users to take selfies, which it says it deletes after review. — Hackers have breached the Tea app …

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[–] GeneralDingus@lemmy.cafe 2 points 17 hours ago

I bet Tea developers vibe-coded.

[–] Vakbrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Hackers? I heard it wasn't even password protected! The data bucket was publicly available! Gross negligence from Tea devs if you ask me.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Ah if it isn't exactly what we said would happen when ID verification online becomes a requirement.

I thought it was supposed to feel good when you are right.