{
 "tag": "fake-app",
 "name": "Fake wallet and trading apps",
 "group": "Drain methods",
 "incidents": [
  {
   "slug": "kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026",
   "title": "Kaspersky finds 26 'FakeWallet' apps on Apple's App Store stealing wallet recovery phrases",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026",
   "json": "https://drains.watch/i/kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026.json",
   "status": "closed",
   "severity": "high",
   "threatStatus": "partly-contained",
   "verification": "verified",
   "chains": [
    "multi-evm",
    "bitcoin",
    "tron"
   ],
   "method": "fake-app",
   "product": "iPhone users who installed fake MetaMask, Ledger, Trust Wallet, Coinbase, TokenPocket, imToken or Bitpie apps",
   "tags": [
    "multi-evm",
    "bitcoin",
    "tron",
    "fake-app",
    "ios",
    "app-store",
    "kaspersky",
    "sparkkitty",
    "metamask",
    "ledger",
    "trust-wallet",
    "coinbase",
    "seed-phrase",
    "developer-profile"
   ],
   "amountUsd": null,
   "victims": null,
   "startedAt": "2026-04-20",
   "closedAt": "2026-04-20",
   "updatedAt": "2026-04-20T12:00:00Z",
   "summary": "Kaspersky found 26 decoy apps on Apple's App Store (games, calculators, to-do lists) that opened a fake App Store page and pushed users to sideload trojanized versions of MetaMask, Ledger, Trust Wallet, Coinbase, TokenPocket, imToken and Bitpie. The trojanized hot wallets captured recovery phrases during wallet creation or restore, and the Ledger lure asked for the phrase directly. The campaign ran since at least fall 2025, mostly against users in China, and is attributed with moderate confidence to the SparkKitty actors; Kaspersky reported all apps to Apple. No loss total was published."
  },
  {
   "slug": "notnullosx-mac-stealer-trojanized-ledger-trezor-apr-2026",
   "title": "notnullOSX Mac stealer swaps Ledger Live and Trezor apps for trojanized copies",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/notnullosx-mac-stealer-trojanized-ledger-trezor-apr-2026",
   "json": "https://drains.watch/i/notnullosx-mac-stealer-trojanized-ledger-trezor-apr-2026.json",
   "status": "closed",
   "severity": "high",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "verification": "verified",
   "chains": [
    "bitcoin",
    "multi-evm"
   ],
   "method": "fake-app",
   "product": "Mac users with Ledger Live, Trezor Suite or desktop/extension wallets",
   "tags": [
    "bitcoin",
    "multi-evm",
    "fake-app",
    "macos",
    "infostealer",
    "ledger",
    "trezor",
    "clickfix",
    "google-ads",
    "youtube",
    "moonlock",
    "notnullosx"
   ],
   "amountUsd": null,
   "victims": null,
   "startedAt": "2026-04-10",
   "closedAt": "2026-04-10",
   "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T12:00:00Z",
   "summary": "Moonlock found notnullOSX, a macOS stealer spread through Google Ads, promoted YouTube videos and fake wallpaper sites using ClickFix-style 'paste this in Terminal' instructions. Its ReplaceApp module replaces the user's Ledger Live or Trezor app with a trojanized copy to catch the recovery phrase, and it also copies desktop and browser-extension wallet data. Operators reportedly target people holding more than $10,000 in crypto. No loss total was published."
  },
  {
   "slug": "fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026",
   "title": "Fake Ledger Live app on Apple's Mac App Store stole about $9.5M in seed-phrase thefts",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026",
   "json": "https://drains.watch/i/fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026.json",
   "status": "closed",
   "severity": "critical",
   "threatStatus": "partly-contained",
   "verification": "verified",
   "chains": [
    "bitcoin",
    "ethereum",
    "tron",
    "solana"
   ],
   "method": "fake-app",
   "product": "Ledger users who installed 'Ledger Live' from the Mac App Store",
   "tags": [
    "bitcoin",
    "ethereum",
    "tron",
    "solana",
    "fake-app",
    "ledger",
    "app-store",
    "macos",
    "apple",
    "seed-phrase",
    "zachxbt",
    "kucoin"
   ],
   "amountUsd": 9500000,
   "victims": 50,
   "startedAt": "2026-04-08",
   "closedAt": "2026-04-15",
   "updatedAt": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
   "summary": "A fake Ledger Live app for macOS, published on Apple's App Store under the name 'Leva Heal Limited', asked users for their recovery phrase and drained about $9.5M from roughly 50 victims between 8 and 11 April 2026. Apple removed the app and terminated the developer account; KuCoin froze accounts used to launder part of the funds. Ledger's desktop app is only distributed from Ledger's own website, and no Ledger software ever asks for your recovery phrase."
  },
  {
   "slug": "snap-store-fake-wallet-updates-expired-domains-jan-2026",
   "title": "Hijacked Snap Store publisher accounts push fake Exodus, Ledger Live and Trust Wallet apps",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/snap-store-fake-wallet-updates-expired-domains-jan-2026",
   "json": "https://drains.watch/i/snap-store-fake-wallet-updates-expired-domains-jan-2026.json",
   "status": "closed",
   "severity": "high",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "verification": "verified",
   "chains": [
    "bitcoin",
    "multi-evm"
   ],
   "method": "fake-app",
   "product": "Linux users installing wallet apps from the Snap Store",
   "tags": [
    "bitcoin",
    "multi-evm",
    "fake-app",
    "linux",
    "snap-store",
    "snapcraft",
    "exodus",
    "ledger",
    "trust-wallet",
    "slowmist",
    "seed-phrase",
    "expired-domain",
    "account-takeover"
   ],
   "amountUsd": null,
   "victims": null,
   "startedAt": "2026-01-21",
   "closedAt": "2026-01-21",
   "updatedAt": "2026-01-21T12:00:00Z",
   "summary": "SlowMist reported that attackers re-registered expired domains belonging to established Linux Snap Store publishers, reset the publisher accounts, and pushed updates that turned trusted apps into fake Exodus, Ledger Live and Trust Wallet clients. The fake apps ask for the wallet recovery phrase and send it to the attackers. Linux users who installed wallet apps from the Snap Store should check the publisher and never type a recovery phrase into a desktop app. No loss total was published."
  }
 ],
 "changes": [
  {
   "incident": "kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Kaspersky finds 26 'FakeWallet' apps on Apple's App Store stealing wallet recovery phrases",
   "severity": "high",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "partly-contained",
   "date": "2026-04-20",
   "title": "Kaspersky discloses 26 FakeWallet apps on the App Store, active since at least fall 2025, and reports them to Apple.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-finds-26-fake-crypto-wallet-apps-on-apples-app-store-that-can-drain-digital-assets",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026"
  },
  {
   "incident": "fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Fake Ledger Live app on Apple's Mac App Store stole about $9.5M in seed-phrase thefts",
   "severity": "critical",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "partly-contained",
   "date": "2026-04-15",
   "title": "Apple removes the app and terminates the developer account; KuCoin freezes linked accounts.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-ledger-live-app-on-apples-app-store-stole-95m-in-crypto/",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026"
  },
  {
   "incident": "fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Fake Ledger Live app on Apple's Mac App Store stole about $9.5M in seed-phrase thefts",
   "severity": "critical",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "partly-contained",
   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "title": "BleepingComputer reports about $9.5M stolen from ~50 victims, traced by ZachXBT and laundered via 150+ KuCoin deposit addresses.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-ledger-live-app-on-apples-app-store-stole-95m-in-crypto/",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026"
  },
  {
   "incident": "notnullosx-mac-stealer-trojanized-ledger-trezor-apr-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "notnullOSX Mac stealer swaps Ledger Live and Trezor apps for trojanized copies",
   "severity": "high",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "date": "2026-04-10",
   "title": "Moonlock publishes its analysis of notnullOSX, including the module that swaps hardware-wallet apps for trojanized copies.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://moonlock.com/new-mac-stealer-notnullosx",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/notnullosx-mac-stealer-trojanized-ledger-trezor-apr-2026"
  },
  {
   "incident": "fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Fake Ledger Live app on Apple's Mac App Store stole about $9.5M in seed-phrase thefts",
   "severity": "critical",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "partly-contained",
   "date": "2026-04-08",
   "title": "Victims who entered their recovery phrase into the fake app begin losing funds (losses ran 8-11 April).",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-ledger-live-app-on-apples-app-store-stole-95m-in-crypto/",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/fake-ledger-live-mac-app-store-9-5m-apr-2026"
  },
  {
   "incident": "snap-store-fake-wallet-updates-expired-domains-jan-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Hijacked Snap Store publisher accounts push fake Exodus, Ledger Live and Trust Wallet apps",
   "severity": "high",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "date": "2026-01-21",
   "title": "SlowMist's CISO warns that Snap Store publisher accounts tied to expired domains are being taken over to ship fake wallet apps.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/slowmist-linux-snap-store-crypto-seed-attack",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/snap-store-fake-wallet-updates-expired-domains-jan-2026"
  }
 ]
}