The developer of the fake app told Apple that it was 'not involved in any cryptocurrency.' After the fake Trezor app was submitted, it changed itself into a cryptocurrency wallet, which Apple was not able to detect. 'Apple doesn't deserve to get away with this,' he told The Washington Post.Īpple reviews all ‌App Store‌ app submissions to prevent scam apps from being downloaded by ‌iPhone‌ users, but there are plenty of scam and copycat apps like the fake Trezor app that slip by and have major consequences for ‌iPhone‌ users.Īpple says the fake Trezor app got through the ‌App Store‌ through 'a bait-and-switch.' It was called Trezor and used the Trezor logo and colors, but said that it was a 'cryptography' app that would encrypt ‌iPhone‌ files and store passwords. Christodoulou had his total bitcoin balance stolen from him, and he's angry with Apple. Unfortunately, the app was fake, and was designed to look like a legitimate app to fool bitcoin owners. He saw an app with the Trezor padlock logo and a green background, so he downloaded it and entered his credentials.

A scam bitcoin app that was designed to look like a genuine app was accepted by Apple's App Store review team and ended up costing iPhone user Phillipe Christodoulou 17.1 bitcoin, or upwards of $600,000 at the time of the theft, reports The Washington Post.Ĭhristodoulou wanted to check on his bitcoin balance back in February, and searched Apple's ‌App Store‌ for 'Trezor,' the company that makes the hardware device where he stored his cryptocurrency.

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