App Store stopped $2 billion in fraud, blocked 2 million risky apps in 2024 – Computerworld

Those commitments should, logically, extend to discipline against developers. Apple says that in order to prevent fraud, it terminated over 146,000 developer accounts last year. It also blocked 139,000 developer enrollments.

Why are tens of thousands of attempts to overcome App Store security taking place? It could be the sheer number of people using the store, which is currently serving 813 million visits each and every week. 

What’s not being said, but could perhaps be inferred, is that once Apple is forced to open up access to third-party stores, consumers will need to become very, very certain the stores they use are delivering at least as secure a purchasing experience as Apple already does or face the consequences of that risk.