Apple rejected or removed 1m malicious apps from App Store in 2020 and stopped $1.5bn transactions
Apple rejected or removed more than 1 million malicious apps from its App Store and stopped more than $1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2020. The US tech giant said its combination of 'sophisticated technology and human expertise' kept customers on its online store safe for the year. Apple also deactivated 244 million customer accounts due to 'fraudulent and abusive activity', and rejected another 424 million attempted account creations for 'patterns consistent with fraudulent and abusive activity'. The announcement follows revelations that Apple is facing a £1.5 b...