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Business Insider
4 hours ago
- Business Insider
Tea app hit with 2 class-action lawsuits after a data breach exposed private messages and 72K images
The Tea app saga continues to brew — and has taken a legal turn. On Monday, the viral app, which lets women post anonymous reviews of men, was hit with two class-action lawsuits. Both lawsuits were filed in response to the data breach Tea experienced last week, which exposed about 72,000 images — including selfies and IDs used for verification — and private messages. A Tea spokesperson declined to comment. The two lawsuits, filed in the Northern District of California, allege negligence, breach of implied contract, and other claims. One lawsuit, filed on behalf of Griselda Reyes, says that she submitted a photo while signing up for Tea that was accessed in the breach. "I don't think that this organization intended to violate people's rights," Scott Cole, the lead attorney on Reyes' case, told BI. "I think they were just sloppy." "They went viral very, very recently, and their numbers just went through the roof as a result of that," Cole added. Reyes' case seeks an injunction requiring Tea to encrypt all data and purge private information, as well as monetary damages as determined by the court. A Tea spokesperson previously told BI in regards to the data breach, "We are working to identify any users whose personal information was involved and will be offering free identity protection services to those individuals." The second lawsuit, brought on behalf of an anonymous Jane Doe, says she "joined Tea for one simple reason: she wanted to anonymously warn other women in her Northern California community about a man who sexually assaulted at least two other women." "The app promised her that anonymity," the suit continues. "It promised her safety. It promised to delete her verification data. Tea broke every one of those promises." The second lawsuit also names X and 4chan as defendants and says sensitive information was circulated on those platforms. X and 4chan did not respond to requests for comment. "In an age where data breaches have become commonplace, this case stands out for the particular cruelty of its impact: a safety app that made its users less safe, an anonymity platform that exposed identities, social media platforms that weaponized stolen data, and a tool meant to protect women that instead delivered their personal information to those who would do them harm," the second suit says. Cole said that his firm was in conversation with other attorneys — including some who had not yet filed — and was working toward consolidating their cases. Leading up to last week's data breach, the Tea app had gone viral and hit the No. 1 spot in Apple's App Store. As of Tuesday, it was No. 2 on the chart, behind OpenAI's ChatGPT. Tea lets women anonymously review men with "red" or "green" flags, leave comments about their experiences with men they've dated or know, and seek broader dating advice in a forum. The app also offers paywalled features like background checks and the ability to reverse-image-search to find someone's social media profile.
Business Insider
5 hours ago
- Business Insider
The Tea app is facing 2 class-action lawsuits after a data breach exposed private messages and 72K images
The Tea app saga continues to brew — and has taken a legal turn. On Monday, the viral app, which lets women post anonymous reviews of men, was hit with two class-action lawsuits. Both lawsuits were filed in response to the data breach Tea experienced last week, which exposed about 72,000 images — including selfies and IDs used for verification — and private messages. A Tea spokesperson declined to comment. The two lawsuits, filed in the Northern District of California, allege negligence, breach of implied contract, and other claims. One lawsuit, filed on behalf of Griselda Reyes, says that she submitted a photo while signing up for Tea that was accessed in the breach. "I don't think that this organization intended to violate people's rights," Scott Cole, the lead attorney on Reyes' case, told BI. "I think they were just sloppy." "They went viral very, very recently, and their numbers just went through the roof as a result of that," Cole added. Reyes' case seeks an injunction requiring Tea to encrypt all data and purge private information, as well as monetary damages as determined by the court. A Tea spokesperson previously told BI in regards to the data breach, "We are working to identify any users whose personal information was involved and will be offering free identity protection services to those individuals." The second lawsuit, brought on behalf of an anonymous Jane Doe, says she "joined Tea for one simple reason: she wanted to anonymously warn other women in her Northern California community about a man who sexually assaulted at least two other women." "The app promised her that anonymity," the suit continues. "It promised her safety. It promised to delete her verification data. Tea broke every one of those promises." The second lawsuit also names X and 4chan as defendants and says sensitive information was circulated on those platforms. X and 4chan did not respond to requests for comment. "In an age where data breaches have become commonplace, this case stands out for the particular cruelty of its impact: a safety app that made its users less safe, an anonymity platform that exposed identities, social media platforms that weaponized stolen data, and a tool meant to protect women that instead delivered their personal information to those who would do them harm," the second suit says. Cole said that his firm was in conversation with other attorneys — including some who had not yet filed — and was working toward consolidating their cases. Leading up to last week's data breach, the Tea app had gone viral and hit the No. 1 spot in Apple's App Store. As of Tuesday, it was No. 2 on the chart, behind OpenAI's ChatGPT. Tea lets women anonymously review men with "red" or "green" flags, leave comments about their experiences with men they've dated or know, and seek broader dating advice in a forum. The app also offers paywalled features like background checks and the ability to reverse-image-search to find someone's social media profile.
Otago Daily Times
21-06-2025
- Otago Daily Times
Nurse cons cash from colleagues, jets off to Taylor Swift
- By Belinda Feek, Open Justice multimedia journalist A nurse who took more than $100,000 from three sympathetic colleagues after claiming her mother had died and her dad was sick spent the money on gambling and trips overseas. She even attended a Taylor Swift concert in Sydney and a Yankees game and Justin Timberlake concert in New York. Angelina Nicole Therese Avisado Reyes, a nurse at Waikato District Health Board at the time, was so persistent with one victim that he ended up transferring $107,000 to her over six months. That victim cashed in investments, withdrew savings and handed over part of his inheritance from a dead grandparent, after Reyes claimed she had tried to commit suicide because she was so stressed. Reyes, who no longer works at the DHB, eventually confessed and told him she'd lost $18,000 of his money gambling. The 33-year-old appeared in the Hamilton District Court recently, where she pleaded guilty to three charges of obtaining by deception, one of which was representative, after taking $112,000 from her colleagues. Her counsel, Raewyn Sporle, asked Judge Noel Cocurullo not to enter convictions as she would be applying for a Section 106 discharge without conviction at her sentencing in October. 'Can't afford a burial plot' for purportedly dead mother Reyes, who is now on bail, unsuccessfully challenged a media request for a copy of court documents detailing her offending. A judge granted NZME permission to have them. According to those documents, the first victim was made aware by her manager in early December 2023 that Reyes' mother in the Philippines was sick and in hospital. In March 2024, she was told Reyes' mother had died. When she later saw Reyes and noticed she was crying they spoke. Later that morning, the victim got a message from Reyes saying her mother had died, she had no money, and couldn't afford a burial plot in the Philippines for her. After speaking to her husband, the victim agreed to transfer $2000 to Reyes. Around the end of the month, the second victim saw Reyes and noticed she seemed distracted, was always on her phone, and asked if she was all right. Reyes said her mother in the Philippines was sick. Over the next couple of weeks, Reyes said her mother had a heart attack, was hospitalised, then discharged, then later readmitted, and then died. Another time, she said her father had been hospitalised with a 'brain problem' and that it was 'very serious'. On April 11, the victim got a Facebook message from Reyes saying she was back home, her father was in hospital, and asking if she could borrow some money and that she would pay her back on payday. When asked how much she needed, Reyes said $3000. 'Tell your parents you've been scammed' In January 2024, Reyes told the third victim her mother was in hospital and needed $10,000 for the cost of heart surgery. She contacted him a week later saying her mother had a heart attack and she needed the money 'immediately', but it was now going to cost $90,000 for the surgery and hospital expenses. She asked for $35,000. At the time, the victim didn't have the money directly, so he cashed in some investments and withdrew some savings totalling $36,000. Reyes promised to pay him back by the end of the year. On February 11, she advised her boss that her mother had died during surgery and told several other colleagues over the following days. Immigration records revealed Reyes flew to Sydney overnight on February 23 to attend a Taylor Swift concert. During this time, she'd also falsely claimed two weeks of bereavement leave. On March 9, Reyes contacted the victim again, saying she needed $1000 that day to pay the funeral director to have her mother's body released, but said she needed it in e-vouchers, due to sending it to the Philippines. She was back in touch again on May 6, saying her father now needed surgery and required $6000. The victim was only able to transfer $1000. The victim inherited more than $60,000 from a deceased grandparent on May 10, and told Reyes he could loan her more money if required. She asked for $40,000, which they agreed to transfer. Three days later, Reyes asked for another $10,000 to travel home to see her sick father. In July, she contacted the victim again, saying she was in the Philippines and had been hospitalised after trying to commit suicide and had incurred a debt of $30,000. The victim didn't have that much and instead transferred her $600 and gave her a $400 pay safe card. He then cashed up more investments as he wanted to help her and put $18,000 in her account. However, Immigration records showed she was in New York between June 16 and July 14 last year, and attended a Yankees baseball game and a Justin Timberlake concert. On July 23, she called the victim and told him she owed lawyers $100,000 and if she didn't pay it, her father would go to jail. She also claimed to be suicidal again. The victim said he didn't have any money, but Reyes told him to tell his parents he had been scammed out of the money. However, he declined to do that. The next day, she video-called the victim and said she had flights booked back to New Zealand but couldn't leave the country until she paid the $100,000. She later told him she had lied about owing the $100,000, and had lost $18,000 gambling. 'Mum and Dad are alive and well' Reyes siphoned $107,200 from that victim alone due to the stories she had told him. When questioned by police, Reyes said she had a 'big gambling problem'. She also admitted lying about her mother's death, that her father was sick, and that she had attempted suicide so the victim would give her money. Reyes also confirmed that her mother and father were 'alive and well' in the Philippines.
Otago Daily Times
21-06-2025
- Otago Daily Times
Nurse conned $112k from colleagues for gigs, gambling
- By Belinda Feek, Open Justice multimedia journalist A nurse who took more than $100,000 from three sympathetic colleagues after claiming her mother had died and her dad was sick spent the money on gambling and trips overseas. She even attended a Taylor Swift concert in Sydney and a Yankees game and Justin Timberlake concert in New York. Angelina Nicole Therese Avisado Reyes, a nurse at Waikato District Health Board at the time, was so persistent with one victim that he ended up transferring $107,000 to her over six months. That victim cashed in investments, withdrew savings and handed over part of his inheritance from a dead grandparent, after Reyes claimed she had tried to commit suicide because she was so stressed. Reyes, who no longer works at the DHB, eventually confessed and told him she'd lost $18,000 of his money gambling. The 33-year-old appeared in the Hamilton District Court recently, where she pleaded guilty to three charges of obtaining by deception, one of which was representative, after taking $112,000 from her colleagues. Her counsel, Raewyn Sporle, asked Judge Noel Cocurullo not to enter convictions as she would be applying for a Section 106 discharge without conviction at her sentencing in October. 'Can't afford a burial plot' for purportedly dead mother Reyes, who is now on bail, unsuccessfully challenged a media request for a copy of court documents detailing her offending. A judge granted NZME permission to have them. According to those documents, the first victim was made aware by her manager in early December 2023 that Reyes' mother in the Philippines was sick and in hospital. In March 2024, she was told Reyes' mother had died. When she later saw Reyes and noticed she was crying they spoke. Later that morning, the victim got a message from Reyes saying her mother had died, she had no money, and couldn't afford a burial plot in the Philippines for her. After speaking to her husband, the victim agreed to transfer $2000 to Reyes. Around the end of the month, the second victim saw Reyes and noticed she seemed distracted, was always on her phone, and asked if she was all right. Reyes said her mother in the Philippines was sick. Over the next couple of weeks, Reyes said her mother had a heart attack, was hospitalised, then discharged, then later readmitted, and then died. Another time, she said her father had been hospitalised with a 'brain problem' and that it was 'very serious'. On April 11, the victim got a Facebook message from Reyes saying she was back home, her father was in hospital, and asking if she could borrow some money and that she would pay her back on payday. When asked how much she needed, Reyes said $3000. 'Tell your parents you've been scammed' In January 2024, Reyes told the third victim her mother was in hospital and needed $10,000 for the cost of heart surgery. She contacted him a week later saying her mother had a heart attack and she needed the money 'immediately', but it was now going to cost $90,000 for the surgery and hospital expenses. She asked for $35,000. At the time, the victim didn't have the money directly, so he cashed in some investments and withdrew some savings totalling $36,000. Reyes promised to pay him back by the end of the year. On February 11, she advised her boss that her mother had died during surgery and told several other colleagues over the following days. Immigration records revealed Reyes flew to Sydney overnight on February 23 to attend a Taylor Swift concert. During this time, she'd also falsely claimed two weeks of bereavement leave. On March 9, Reyes contacted the victim again, saying she needed $1000 that day to pay the funeral director to have her mother's body released, but said she needed it in e-vouchers, due to sending it to the Philippines. She was back in touch again on May 6, saying her father now needed surgery and required $6000. The victim was only able to transfer $1000. The victim inherited more than $60,000 from a deceased grandparent on May 10, and told Reyes he could loan her more money if required. She asked for $40,000, which they agreed to transfer. Three days later, Reyes asked for another $10,000 to travel home to see her sick father. In July, she contacted the victim again, saying she was in the Philippines and had been hospitalised after trying to commit suicide and had incurred a debt of $30,000. The victim didn't have that much and instead transferred her $600 and gave her a $400 pay safe card. He then cashed up more investments as he wanted to help her and put $18,000 in her account. However, Immigration records showed she was in New York between June 16 and July 14 last year, and attended a Yankees baseball game and a Justin Timberlake concert. On July 23, she called the victim and told him she owed lawyers $100,000 and if she didn't pay it, her father would go to jail. She also claimed to be suicidal again. The victim said he didn't have any money, but Reyes told him to tell his parents he had been scammed out of the money. However, he declined to do that. The next day, she video-called the victim and said she had flights booked back to New Zealand but couldn't leave the country until she paid the $100,000. She later told him she had lied about owing the $100,000, and had lost $18,000 gambling. 'Mum and Dad are alive and well' Reyes siphoned $107,200 from that victim alone due to the stories she had told him. When questioned by police, Reyes said she had a 'big gambling problem'. She also admitted lying about her mother's death, that her father was sick, and that she had attempted suicide so the victim would give her money. Reyes also confirmed that her mother and father were 'alive and well' in the Philippines.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Thief had ‘enough copper wire to rewire small building': deputies
(KRON) — Deputies said a 31-year-old man faces several charges after he was caught with a bunch of stolen copper wire and piping in his vehicle following a traffic stop, said the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office. Serial shoplifter robbed same store 16 straight times: SFPD SCCSO said the driver of a Chevy Suburban was pulled over for its license plates not matching the car. The arresting deputy soon discovered the plates were stolen from a Jeep in Oakland, and the vehicle was reported stolen in San Jose. 'Inside the SUV was enough copper wire and piping to rewire a small building,' said the sheriff's office. 'The driver, 31-year-old Andrew Reyes, was already on Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and gave a questionable explanation. To make matters worse, he tried to smuggle drugs into the Santa Clara County Main Jail!' The sheriff's office did not disclose the time and location of the incident. Reyes' list of charges includes auto theft, possession of stolen property, copper theft, drug paraphernalia possession, attempting to bring contraband into a jail, and violating PRCS terms, confirmed SCCSO. The sheriff's office said the recovered Chevy Suburban has been reunited with its owner. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
