Tea, an app designed to let women safely discuss men they date has been breached, with thousands of selfies and photo IDs of users exposed, the company confirmed on Friday.

A data breach exposed photos and ID cards of women who signed up for a fast-growing app for women to share details of men they might date.

Tea, a dating safety app which allows women to anonymously give men red or green "flags," says it had more than 70,000 photos stolen in a data breach.