Weak App Store protections at core of $1.8M crypto app fraud lawsuit‎

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 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. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums