Disguised Russian banking app surges to top three on the US App Store

4 hours ago

The 'Sirius' Pomodoro method app is the third most popular free iPhone app in the U.S. App Store, but it is only available in Russian, raising suspicions.
The app is actually a disguised client for VTB Bank, a Russian financial institution heavily sanctioned by the U.S. government, using shell developer accounts to bypass Apple's ban.
It was removed from the App Store two hours after the story was published, highlighting how disguised apps can sometimes evade detection systems.

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