A transnational operation involving 14 African countries has dismantled a large-scale digital scamming network, resulting in 260 arrests and the seizure of 1,235 electronic devices. The Interpol-led effort, named Operation Contender 3.0, marks the third wave of arrests against fraudsters and romance scammers in Africa following operations in 2021 and 2024. This third crackdown was conducted between July 28 and August 11, 2025. It focused on romance scams, where perpetrators build online relat
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The dating safety app Tea was hacked, resulting in the leak of images, posts, and comments from thousands of users who shared anonymous “red flag” reports on men. Tea is a woman-only dating safety app launched in 2023 that lets users assess and review potential partners using real-time safety tools, not matchmaking. The app has over 1.6 million members in the US. It allows them to perform background checks on men and anonymously share “red-flag” behavior.
The app offers real-time tools like rev
