First came Tea, then came the spill.
Weeks after hackers swiped user data from the Tea app — a “rate your ex” app where women could swap dirt on dud dates — its testosterone-fueled twin, TeaOnHer, has suffered the same fate.
Billed as a “safety” tool, the viral gossip hub let women swap stories about dud dates and potential predators — featuring undercover convos, ID verifications, number lookups and photo sleuthing to expose fake profiles.
But after simmering quietly for a year, the app boiled over in July 2025, landing in Apple’s top three downloads.
Not to be outdone, TeaOnHer launched last month — promising men their own place to dish about dates — and shot up the charts right beside its sister app.
Hackers struck Tea in July, swiping private chats and ID snaps and posting them on 4chan, as per 404 Media. Slueths followed suit for TeaOnHer last week.
TechCrunch said reporters cracked into the sensitive stash in minutes, thanks to an admin panel so wide open it didn’t even ask for a login.
On August 14, one X user weighed in on how hackers broke in, writing, “TeaOnHer, the app meant to combat the infamous ‘TeaApp’, is also a giant dumpster fire. It has been compromised.”
“THE DEVELOPER MADE HIS PASSWORD TO THE ADMIN PANEL ‘Password1!’. IT WAS STORED IN PLAIN TEXT ON THE LANDING PAGE. WHAT THE F—K.”
Both Tea and TeaOnHer could be staring down class-action lawsuits from users whose private info hit the web, NBC News wrote.
Since the original Tea app got busted, Redditors on r/technology have been roasting TeaOnHer for the same sloppy security.
As reported by The Daily Dot, one user wrote, “Wait, so they saw what happened with the first app getting ‘hacked’ and decided, let’s store user info in the same negligent way?”
Some even wondered if the hack was a sting aimed at outing the men using the app.
One tweeted, “Was this just a revenge project made by the original with the only intention of doxxing some men?”
As previously reported by The Post, the initial Tea app had men breaking into a cold sweat — and not over forgetting their wallets on first dates.
Users anonymously roasted exes and warned about sketchy dates as the app climbed the App Store charts, sparking a fiery clash between digital safety and online trash talk.
“I see men freaking out today about this Tea app,” TikTokker @azalialexi noted in a recent video.
“If you don’t want things like this to exist, then maybe look into advocating for women’s safety and actually holding your fellow men accountable.”
This week, TikTok user @ninadoesthemost observed that many women used the Tea app “to expose people who be doing [domestic violence] and maybe got a restraining order,” or men who have secret children they “don’t show up for.”
Men, however, would join TeaOnHer “for a different reason.” She alleged, “They’re green flagging which girls are easy or good in bed.”
Others, however, feared that the concept of both apps had crossed the line into full-blown digital vigilantism. User @david.serna.cadena warned viewers on TikTok to “be careful” with them.
He added that he could see the “vision” behind the OG Tea app but stressed that he knew “how vile” people who might use it could be.
“Hot take: The tea app is toxic,” wrote another, who sent a female friend undercover to snoop on what women were saying about him.
“These women were clearly just upset … I was honest with them and respectful.”
Whether it’s Tea or TeaOnHer, one thing’s clear: in the battle of digital dirt vs. privacy, nobody’s coming out unscathed.
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