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.
In a new statement the company said: "As part of our ongoing investigation into the cybersecurity incident involving the Tea App, we have recently learned that some direct messages (DMs) were accessed as part of the initial incident."
The hack of the app, which allows women to do background checks on men and anonymously share "red flag" behaviour, was revealed over the weekend.
It's a US-based women-only app with 1.6 million users, who have been told to expect further updates as more information becomes available.
"Our team remains fully engaged in strengthening the Tea App's security, and we look forward to sharing more about those enhancements soon," the company said.
