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Apple sued over fake App Store crypto wallet app stealing $1.8M in Bitcoin

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STIX ID: report--30bb812a-680d-5c2a-b2e0-3e36efb5ea56

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
60/100

Date Published: 2026-07-27

Date Updated: 2026-07-27

Author: Lawrence Abrams

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Three plaintiffs filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of negligence after a fake Sparrow Wallet app on the App Store prompted them to enter seed phrases and had about $1.8 million in Bitcoin stolen; the legitimate Sparrow Wallet has no iOS app and its developer warned Apple of impersonating apps previously, while Apple says it removed impersonators and terminated developer accounts once identified.

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