Apple Says It Blocked $2.2 Billion in Potential App Store Fraud in 2025
Summary
Apple says it blocked more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions in 2025 and over $11 billion across six years, while rejecting 2 million app submissions and blocking 1.1 billion fraudulent account creations.
Key points
- Apple reported blocking more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2025 and over $11 billion across six years.
- In 2025, Apple rejected over 2 million problematic app submissions and blocked more than 1.1 billion fraudulent account creations.
- Apple said it terminated 193,000 developer accounts, rejected over 138,000 developer enrollments, and deactivated 40.4 million customer accounts suspected of fraud or abuse.
- Apple reported stopping more than 5.4 million stolen credit cards from being used and banning nearly 2 million user accounts.
- Apple’s App Review team evaluated over 9.1 million submissions, rejecting apps for privacy violations, misleading or copycat behavior, and hidden features.
- Apple said it blocked nearly 195 million fraudulent ratings and reviews and detected 28,000 illegitimate apps on pirate storefronts.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Apple reported blocking fraudulent activity on the App Store.
- Impact
- Apple said it blocked more than $11 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions over six years, including more than $2.2 billion in 2025. In 2025, it also rejected over 2 million problematic app submissions, blocked more than 1.1 billion fraudulent account creations, terminated 193,000 developer accounts over fraud concerns, and deactivated 40.4 million customer accounts suspected of fraud and abuse.