The women's safety app Tea has become the most downloaded free app on the Apple App Store, but its rapid rise comes with a major hiccup—a data breach in the same week. The app, designed to help women share safety alerts and location info, clearly struck a chord, but the breach raises concerns about how secure user data really is.

Editor’s Note: Tea's popularity highlights how urgently women want tools to protect themselves, but the breach is a harsh reminder that even well-intentioned apps can put users at risk. This isn’t just about downloads—it’s about trust, and whether safety-focused tech can actually deliver on its promises.