Apple says it has prevented more than $7 billion in potential fraudulent transactions from 2020 to 2023, including more than $1.8 billion in 2023 alone. The Cupertino-based tech giant shared its fourth annual fraud prevention analysis, saying it blocked more than 14 million stolen credit cards and stopped more than 3.3 million accounts from being retransacted during the same period. Ta.
In 2023 alone, Apple stopped more than 3.5 million stolen credit cards from being used for fraudulent purchases and banned more than 1.1 million accounts from making purchases.
Apple's annual fraud analysis provides insight into how App Store rules protect users from fraudulent apps and other security issues.
The company announced it has rejected more than 1.7 million app applications in 2023 for not meeting the App Store's standards for privacy, security, and content. Additionally, Apple suspended approximately 374 million developer and customer accounts and removed nearly 152 million ratings and reviews due to fraud concerns.
Apple closes approximately 118,000 developer accounts
To prevent the creation of fraudulent accounts in the first place, Apple terminated around 1,18,000 developer accounts in 2023. The number of closed developer accounts has decreased from 4,28,000 in 2022. In addition, over 91,000 developer registrations were rejected to prevent questionable apps from being submitted to the App Store due to fraud concerns.
Apple said it recognizes that harmful activity can also occur at the customer account level. In 2023, Apple blocked the creation of more than 153 million fraudulent customer accounts and disabled nearly 374 million accounts for fraud and abuse.
The tech giant has also detected over 47,000 illegal apps on pirated storefronts and blocked them from reaching users in the past 12 months.
More than 1.7 million app applications were rejected
Apple performs many checks before listing an app on the App Store. Leverage both automated processes and human reviews to detect and address apps that may harm or defraud users. In 2023, Apple rejected more than 1.7 million app applications for a variety of reasons, including privacy violations and fraud.
Apple says there are instances where App Review initially identified some apps as benign products, including a photo editor and a puzzle game. But then these apps transformed into pirated movie streaming platforms, illegal gambling apps, or fraudulent and predatory loan issuers. Through our ongoing work reviewing all submitted apps and investigating problematic apps on the App Store, App Review will remove over 40,000 apps from developers who engaged in bait-and-switch practices in 2023. removed or rejected.
In 2023, Apple rejected more than 248,000 app submissions for violating Apple's anti-spam policies, blatantly copying other apps, or misleading users.
152 million fraudulent ratings and reviews removed from the App Store
In 2023, Apple processed over 1.1 billion ratings and reviews. The company also removed approximately 152 million fraudulent ratings and reviews from the App Store.
In 2023 alone, Apple stopped more than 3.5 million stolen credit cards from being used for fraudulent purchases and banned more than 1.1 million accounts from making purchases.
Apple's annual fraud analysis provides insight into how App Store rules protect users from fraudulent apps and other security issues.
The company announced it has rejected more than 1.7 million app applications in 2023 for not meeting the App Store's standards for privacy, security, and content. Additionally, Apple suspended approximately 374 million developer and customer accounts and removed nearly 152 million ratings and reviews due to fraud concerns.
Apple closes approximately 118,000 developer accounts
To prevent the creation of fraudulent accounts in the first place, Apple terminated around 1,18,000 developer accounts in 2023. The number of closed developer accounts has decreased from 4,28,000 in 2022. In addition, over 91,000 developer registrations were rejected to prevent questionable apps from being submitted to the App Store due to fraud concerns.
Apple said it recognizes that harmful activity can also occur at the customer account level. In 2023, Apple blocked the creation of more than 153 million fraudulent customer accounts and disabled nearly 374 million accounts for fraud and abuse.
The tech giant has also detected over 47,000 illegal apps on pirated storefronts and blocked them from reaching users in the past 12 months.
More than 1.7 million app applications were rejected
Apple performs many checks before listing an app on the App Store. Leverage both automated processes and human reviews to detect and address apps that may harm or defraud users. In 2023, Apple rejected more than 1.7 million app applications for a variety of reasons, including privacy violations and fraud.
Apple says there are instances where App Review initially identified some apps as benign products, including a photo editor and a puzzle game. But then these apps transformed into pirated movie streaming platforms, illegal gambling apps, or fraudulent and predatory loan issuers. Through our ongoing work reviewing all submitted apps and investigating problematic apps on the App Store, App Review will remove over 40,000 apps from developers who engaged in bait-and-switch practices in 2023. removed or rejected.
In 2023, Apple rejected more than 248,000 app submissions for violating Apple's anti-spam policies, blatantly copying other apps, or misleading users.
152 million fraudulent ratings and reviews removed from the App Store
In 2023, Apple processed over 1.1 billion ratings and reviews. The company also removed approximately 152 million fraudulent ratings and reviews from the App Store.
