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Apple blocked $7 billion in fraudulent App Store purchases in 4 years. Apple's antifraud technology has blocked more than $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in four years, the company states in its latest annual fraud prevention analysis. From 2020 through 2023, the company also detected more than 14 million stolen cards and blocked them from transacting on its platform along with 3.3 million accounts. Statistics for last year show that Apple stopped $1.8 billion in suspicious transactions, slightly less than the $2 billion blocked in 2022. The report also notes that Apple also prevented throughout 2023 the use of 3.5 million stolen credit cards for purchases made on its App Store and banned over 1.1 million accounts from transacting again. In terms of app security and privacy policy enforcement, Apple rejected last year over 1.7 million app submissions that failed to meet App Store's standards for privacy, security, and content. The App Review team, which consists of 500 experts, examined 6.9 million app submissions in 2023 and discovered violations that led to rejecting 1.7 million requests. Additionally, Apple last year terminated 118,000 accounts and turned down 91,000. Customer accounts have also been found to be fraudulent (153 million) or engaged in illegal activities (374 million), which led to blocking or deactivating them. Finally, out of the 1.1 billion app ratings and reviews that users submitted to the App Store in 2023, 152 million were deemed fake/fraudulent and were removed. Apple expressed a strong commitment to continuing and enhancing its efforts to ensure the security and integrity of the App Store, investing in security, expanding its anti-fraud initiatives, and further strengthening its secure payment technologies like Apple Pay and StoreKit. However, users can also take action to protect themselves from fraud. In this context, it is advisable to: However, despite the stringent policies for apps to be included in the App Store, some threat actors still manage to bypass the review mechanisms and plant bad apps. This year, there have been two high-profile cases of fake apps added to Apple's repository, one mimicking the LastPass password manager and another impersonating the Leather cryptocurrency wallet.
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Apple's anti-fraud technology prevented over $7 billion in fraudulent transactions on the App Store from 2020 to 2023.
In 2023 alone, Apple halted $1.8 billion in suspicious transactions and prevented 3.5 million stolen credit cards from being used.
Over four years, the tech giant detected and blocked 14 million stolen credit cards and deactivated 3.3 million accounts associated with these cards.
The App Review team, comprising 500 experts, reviewed 6.9 million app submissions in 2023, rejecting 1.7 million for failing to meet security and privacy standards.
In 2023, Apple removed 152 million fake or fraudulent app ratings and reviews from a total of 1.1 billion submissions.
Aggressive enforcement led to the termination of 118,000 developer accounts and the suspension of 91,000 customer accounts for fraud or illegal activities.
Despite robust review processes, some fraudulent apps managed to bypass security checks, with incidents involving fake versions of well-known apps like LastPass and Leather cryptocurrency wallet reported in 2023.