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Apple’s App Store fraud prevention efforts block over $11B in six years with $2.2B in 2025 alone

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Apple disclosed cumulative fraud prevention results spanning six years, including $11 billion in blocked App Store fraudulent transactions and over $2.2 billion in 2025 alone. The company reported terminating 193,000 developer accounts, rejecting 138,000 enrollments, and deactivating 40.4 million customer accounts suspected of fraud or abuse. It also blocked 5.4 million stolen credit cards and banned nearly 2 million user accounts from further transactions in 2025.

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  1. 21.05.2026 18:11 1 articles · 2h ago

    Apple reports $2.2B in blocked App Store fraud in 2025, with expanded enforcement metrics

    Apple disclosed that its fraud prevention measures blocked over $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions during 2025, alongside terminating 193,000 developer accounts, deactivating 40.4 million customer accounts, and blocking 5.4 million stolen credit cards. The enforcement scope expanded significantly compared to 2024, including increased removals for bait-and-switch tactics and elevated detection of fraudulent ratings, reviews, and deceptive app listings across storefronts and pirate platforms.

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  • Apple reported cumulative fraud prevention results over six years totaling more than $11 billion in blocked App Store fraudulent transactions.

    First reported: 21.05.2026 18:11
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  • In 2025 alone, Apple blocked over $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions, up from $2 billion in 2024.

    First reported: 21.05.2026 18:11
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  • Apple terminated 193,000 developer accounts due to fraud concerns and rejected over 138,000 developer enrollments in 2025.

    First reported: 21.05.2026 18:11
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  • Apple deactivated 40.4 million customer accounts suspected of fraud or abuse in 2025, along with blocking 5.4 million stolen credit cards and banning nearly 2 million user accounts from further transactions.

    First reported: 21.05.2026 18:11
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  • Apple’s App Review team evaluated 9.1 million app submissions in 2025 (up from 7.7 million in 2024), rejecting 443,000 for privacy violations, 371,000 for copycat or misleading behavior, and 22,000 for hidden or undocumented features.

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  • Nearly 59,000 apps were removed for bait-and-switch tactics in 2025, tripling the 17,000 removals in 2024.

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  • Apple processed 1.3 billion ratings and reviews in 2025, blocking nearly 195 million fraudulent entries, and prevented 7,800 deceptive apps from appearing in search results while blocking 11,500 from App Store charts.

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  • Apple detected and blocked 28,000 illegitimate apps on pirate storefronts in 2025.

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