Users got robbed of $1.8 million by a bitcoin wallet app hosted on the App Store impersonating a legit crypto exchange. The victims are suing Apple.
Apple tries to keep the App Store safe, but malicious apps keep slipping through.
Apple tries to keep the App Store safe, but malicious apps keep slipping through.
Apple has a process for conducting reviews of apps before they become available to download from the App Store. While Apple is doing a lot of work to keep users safe, it isn’t infallible, and sometimes the results can be expensive.
In a lawsuit filed on July 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, a trio of plaintiffs have complained about a scam app that managed to reach the App Store.