Apple is once again accused of endorsing a fraudulent app in its iOS App Store. This time, the developers of Rabby Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet app, are warning their users about a fake version of their app available for iPhone and iPad users.
Update: Apple has removed the app from the App Store . Details below.
An Apple spokesperson told 9to5Mac that App Store policies prohibit fraudulent apps with misleading content. By the time this article was published, Apple was already aware of the fake Rabby Wallet app, which has now been removed from the App Store. A developer who distributes a deceptive app will also be excluded from the Apple Developer Program.
The original article can be read below.
store”>Fake Rabby Wallet crypto app is available on the iOS App Store
As reported by Rabby Wallet on X (via CoinTelegraph), on the App An imposter app using the platform's name and identity is available in the Store. Called “Rabby Wallet & Crypto solution” the app was available on the App Store for at least four days. On Reddit, some users claim that their money was stolen by a fake crypto app.
“Guys, I lost quite a lot of money due to a fake iOS app. I know it's my fault, but do you think there is any chance of getting a refund from Apple? How can they approve a fraudulent application and how to do it before the real one?,” — said one of the victims in a post on Reddit.
Victims of users tried to contact Apple to warn the company about the scam, as well as the real developers of Rabbit Wallet. However, several days later, the impostor's crypto app is still available on the App Store. Additionally, Rabbit Wallet claims to have posted its official app on the App Store, but Apple approved the fake app before the real one.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time that a fake Rabby Wallet iOS app has been approved by Apple. Rabbit Wallet requests its users to download its app exclusively through the official website.
Apple has yet to remove the fake app while the official one awaits approval
Last year, another cryptocurrency wallet app was also faced with a fake app using its own name to scam iOS users in a similar situation. A then-Apple spokesperson told 9to5Mac that the company is always committed to providing users with access to the Internet. security when downloading apps from the App Store.
Recently, the popular password manager LastPass also had to warn its users about an impostor app available in the App Store.
As Apple wants. to let users know that the App Store is a “safe and trustworthy place”; Due to changes coming into the EU, the company should certainly improve its review process to ensure that fraudulent apps are not approved in the store or at least removed quickly when detected.
Users who identify yourself, an application for fraud or fraud on the App Store can report it through the website reportaproblem.apple.com.
