{"id":10806,"date":"2024-02-19T11:33:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T09:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/rabby-wallet-users-fall-victim-to-scam-app-on-app-store\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T11:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T09:33:12","slug":"rabby-wallet-users-fall-victim-to-scam-app-on-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/rabby-wallet-users-fall-victim-to-scam-app-on-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabby Wallet Users Fall Victim to Scam App on App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 16, the Rabby Wallet team from DeBank reported the emergence of a counterfeit version of their wallet in the App Store.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? A FAKE iOS app has resurfaced. Please note that our iOS app is still under review.<\/p>\n<p>Identify the real app by Developer: DeBank (Android) &#038; DeBank Global Pte. Ltd. (iOS).<\/p>\n<p>For secure downloads, ONLY use our official website: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FZmFjG2o5X\">https:\/\/t.co\/FZmFjG2o5X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OX9HxHo354\">https:\/\/t.co\/OX9HxHo354<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rabby Wallet (@Rabby_io) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rabby_io\/status\/1758476458559738181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The fake app is named Rabby Wallet &#038; Crypto Solution, with Solution Development listed as the developer. According to the statement, the company&#8217;s official extension is still under review on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>A relevant <a href=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/255482851?sortBy=best\">post<\/a> was created on the Apple forum, reporting the issue. A user with the nickname manolodf stated that the fraudulent app had been publicly available for more than four days. By the time of writing, the counterfeit had already been removed.<\/p>\n<p>A publication on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CryptoCurrency\/comments\/1atfvgy\/awareness_of_fake_rabby_wallet_app_in_appstore\/?share_id=QDCzypk8K8hEy7B5oQNWh\" title=\"\">Reddit<\/a> mentioned that the fake wallet had positive reviews from bots, and all fraud warnings were deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Several users complained in the official Rabby Wallet Discord channel about losing funds after downloading the scam app. One victim reported losing over $100,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve just lost 10% of my portfolio due to a fake <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rabby_io?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rabby_io<\/a> application from Apple store! Be aware this, it is still available inthe store. Fuck scammers!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swedish (@sved_a) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sved_a\/status\/1759193366212878815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI just lost 10% of my portfolio due to a fake Rabby Wallet app in the Apple store,\u201d wrote another user on X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>NFT collector bthemouth stated that his wallets were emptied by the fake app after it imported his seed phrase.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So today I was drained by a fake wallet on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Apple?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Apple<\/a> appstore. It was a wallet that resembled <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rabby_io?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rabby_io<\/a> and imported my seed in there. after that, the person behind the scam managed to removed most of my assets<\/p>\n<p>So be careful with wallets even on app store (I thought a wallet was a\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bthemouth (@bthemouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bthemouth\/status\/1758597911141667036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The user shared an <a href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/address\/0x652211afc6cc27ba6312724720c804ead8e0371f\">address<\/a>, allegedly belonging to the hacker, which contains about 14 ETH (~$40,700). Other victims of the fake wallet were found in the comments of the publication.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first instance of a fake Rabby app appearing in the App Store. The project team <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rabby_io\/status\/1739528388879003853\">warned<\/a> of imitators in October and December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In November, a fake Ledger Live wallet appeared in the Microsoft Store. According to on-chain analyst ZachXBT, the perpetrators managed to steal about $768,000 in various cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 16, the Rabby Wallet team from DeBank reported the emergence of a counterfeit version of their wallet in the App Store. ? A FAKE iOS app has resurfaced. Please note that our iOS app is still under review. Identify the real app by Developer: DeBank (Android) &#038; DeBank Global Pte. Ltd. (iOS). 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