Earlier today I decided to switch my Android for an iPhone. After moving all my apps I decided to make the jump and move my bitcoin from the android wallet. I searched for ‘bitcoin wallet’ on the Apple App Store, installed the first app I saw (as far as I could tell, looks legit), transferred bitcoin, and it immediately got sent off. Turns out this app was previously reported at least 12 days ago as a scam ( https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1b3q5wr/fake_wallet_on_apple_app_store/ ) but its still up there, #1 search result.
I get that I’ve failed to vet the app but honestly, how does a scam app become the #1 organic search result (not promoted) in the app store, topping binance, blockchain.com, and coinbase?
EDIT: linking to a screen recording that includes this post and comments of no repro:
Before removing the app – https://streamable.com/q2mulu
After removing the app – https://streamable.com/y5nhy7
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39685272
Points: 60
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