Fake Wasabi Wallet app steals 6 BTC after landing on Apple Store

A fake Wasabi Wallet application has appeared on Apple’s App Store and has already been linked to the theft of roughly 6 BTC from one user, according to crypto security monitoring reports. Summary A fake Wasabi Wallet app on Apple’s App Store has been linked to the theft of about 6 BTC from one user. The fraudulent Wasabi Wallet listing is the 27th reported crypto wallet clone on the App Store this year. A fake Ledger app remains the largest reported case, with about $9.3 million stolen. According to Com Feed monitoring, the malicious application was presented as Wasabi Wallet, with reports circulating on X showing that one victim lost about 6 BTC after encountering the fraudulent software. The listing has also been identified as the 27th crypto wallet clone found on Apple’s App Store so far this year. Fake Wasabi app on the Apple App store. Source: X/thecomfeed Details about how the victim interacted with the application, including whether a recovery phrase was entered or another method was used to drain the wallet, have not been disclosed in the initial reports. Com Feed warned users to verify the Wasabi Wallet application carefully before downloading software presented under the wallet’s name. Fake Wasabi Wallet becomes 27th reported App Store clone The reported Wasabi Wallet impersonator adds to a series of fraudulent crypto applications that have passed through Apple’s App Store review process in 2026. According to the monitoring report, 27 wallet clones have now been identified on the App Store since the beginning of the year. The fake Ledger application remains the largest case among the reported clones, with approximately $9.3 million linked to thefts. You might also like: North Korea hackers scan crypto wallets through fake Zoom calls Fraudulent wallet applications commonly imitate the branding and interface of established crypto products, making it difficult for users to distinguish them from legitimate software based on appearance alone. In the current case, the initial report specifically identified the application as a fake Wasabi Wallet drainer rather than an official release from the wallet project. The reported loss of about 6 BTC also places the latest case among the larger individual thefts tied to wallet impersonation apps this year. The exact dollar value depends on Bitcoin’s price when the assets were taken, while the initial monitoring report quantified the victim’s loss in BTC rather than providing a confirmed dollar figure. No information in the initial report identified the developer behind the application or explained how long the listing had been available through Apple’s marketplace. Details about whether Apple had removed the application were also not included in the information available at the time of the report.