Apple Sued by Customers Who Lost Combined $1.8 Million Through Fake Bitcoin Wallet in App Store
Sparrow Wallet is only available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The popular Bitcoin wallet is not available on iOS, but scammers have released fake lookalike apps in the App Store that can trick users into giving up control of their funds. "Users found their accounts had been wiped out and their cryptocurrency assets transferred to the scammers' private wallets," the complaint says.
- ▪Sparrow Wallet is only available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- ▪The popular Bitcoin wallet is not available on iOS, but scammers have released fake lookalike apps in the App Store that can trick users into giving up control of their funds.
- ▪"Users found their accounts had been wiped out and their cryptocurrency assets transferred to the scammers' private wallets," the complaint says.
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Apple Sued by Customers Who Lost Combined $1.8 Million Through Fake Bitcoin Wallet in App StoreSaturday July 25, 2026 11:08 am PDT by Joe RossignolApple is facing a new lawsuit from three customers who allegedly lost a combined $1.8 million after falling victim to a fake Bitcoin wallet app in the App Store, according to a complaint filed in California federal court on Friday. The complaint alleges that Apple violated California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act and other laws by failing to adequately review and monitor apps distributed through the App Store, despite marketing it as "a safe and trusted place to discover and download apps." Due to these assurances in Apple's marketing, the complaint said the plaintiffs trusted that a Sparrow Wallet app they downloaded from the App Store on iOS…
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