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Bitcoin Users Suffer $1.8M Loss from Fake Wallet Apps on Apple App Store

Published on July 29, 2026

Categories: Security Scam Bitcoin

Three Bitcoin users collectively lost $1.8 million after falling victim to fraudulent iOS applications mimicking the desktop-only Sparrow Bitcoin wallet. The scam involved the theft of seed phrases, despite prior warnings from the legitimate developer to Apple about these fake apps.

Three users fell victim to fraudulent iOS apps mimicking the desktop-only Sparrow Bitcoin wallet, losing a combined $1.8 million in seed phrase thefts despite repeated developer alerts to Apple.

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