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

Update: The app appears to have been removed two hours after our story was published. The third most popular free iPhone app in the U.S. App Store today is a mysterious productivity app that’s only available in Russian. That’s a pretty obvious red flag that something isn’t quite

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5 Jun 2026 8 days ago 1 min read

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

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Update: The app appears to have been removed two hours after our story was published.

The third most popular free iPhone app in the U.S. App Store today is a mysterious productivity app that’s only available in Russian. That’s a pretty obvious red flag that something isn’t quite what it seems.

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