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Despite complaints, Apple hasn’t yet removed an obviously fake app pretending to be RockAuto

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Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2024-04-26

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Sarah Perez

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A fake app posing as RockAuto was published to Apple’s App Store using the company’s branding and misleading copy (including misspellings), served annoying ads, and potentially exposed customers to phishing or deceptive monetization; RockAuto’s repeated takedown requests to Apple received only automated replies and the app remained live until removed shortly after TechCrunch published the story.

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