Fake Bitcoin Wallet Wipes $1.8M — Now Apple Gets Sued

A fake iOS Sparrow Wallet allegedly drained $1.8M in Bitcoin, putting Apple’s App Store safety claims in court.

Key takeaways

• If Apple sells the App Store as a safer gate, who pays when that gate allegedly lets in a fake Bitcoin wallet?
• That is the question behind a new lawsuit from three customers who say a fraudulent Sparrow Wallet app on iOS wiped out a combined $1.8 million in Bitcoin, acc...
• The plaintiffs argue that Apple’s safety promise mattered. Apple says it has removed apps impersonating Sparrow Wallet and terminated associated developer accounts. Th...
• Did Apple’s safety pitch make this fake wallet more believable?

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