Apr 20, 2026mediumconsumer-security

China's Apple App Store infiltrated by crypto-stealing wallet apps

A set of 26 malicious apps on Apple App Store impersonate popular wallets, such as Metamask, Coinbase, Trust Wallet, and OneKey, to steal recovery or seed phrases and drain them of cryptocurrency assets.

what's affectedthem of cryptocurrency assets

mitigation statusMonitoring updates

first reportedApr 20, 2026

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summaryMentions are tapering as immediate response actions stabilize.

sources

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinas-apple-app-store-infiltrated-by-crypto-stealing-wallet-apps/

Curated Apr 20, 2026 by the ahackaday team./Sources verified./Brief grounded in 1 source.

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