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Tea's Firebase misconfiguration exposed 1.1M sensitive messages.
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Tea dating app exposed 72,000 exposed images including 13,000 government IDs. 1.1 million private messages discussing abortions, discovering cheating spouses, and sharing phone numbers were also exposed. This isn't just another data breach. It's a preview of what quantum computers will do to every biometric database your company maintains.