KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 ― It seems that there has been a few apps on the Apple AppStore that have been reported as ‘online casinos’ disguised as children’s games. Twitter user and app developer @keleftheriou tweeted of an app called “Jungle Runner 2k21”, which becomes a gambling platform.
Scam Crypto Casino Hidden in App Store Children’s Game
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A childrens game freely available from Apples App Store and featuring a monkey chasing bananas actually hides a secret, hidden online crypto casino, the clever scam unearthed this week.
By: Andrew Burnett This @AppStore app pretends to be a silly platformer game for children 4+, but if I set my VPN to Turkey and relaunch it becomes an online casino that doesn’t even use Apple’s IAP.
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“made a convincing case that Apple is either
uninterested or incompetent at stopping $multimillion scams in its own App Store.”
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Apple’s App Store hosted kiddie games with secret gambling dens inside
Kosta Eleftheriou has found another iOS scam
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In popular culture, access to an illicit gambling den is as easy as stumbling into the right shop and saying the password or greasing some palms. Apple’s App Store apparently has a real-life parallel: today, app developer Kosta Eleftheriou discovered a
terrible kiddie game that’s actually a front for gambling websites.
The secret password isn’t one you’d be likely to guess: you have to be in the right country or pretend to be in the right country using a VPN.
Apple’s App Store Was Hosting an Online Casino App Disguised as Children’s Game: Find Out How
Apple’s App Store Was Hosting an Online Casino App Disguised as Children’s Game: Find Out How
Apple claims to have a robust review process for the apps that go live on its App Store. By Vineet Washington | Updated: 16 April 2021 16:42 IST
Photo Credit: Twitter/ @keleftheriou
Highlights
App developer Kosta Eleftheriou pointed out several apps that are scams
App Store policy allows for apps involving real money in certain cases
Apple s App Store has been criticised multiple times in the past for hosting scam apps that make it through the company s supposedly stringent review process. The latest app to have gotten through to the store is Jungle Runner 2K21 a seemingly simple platformer game for children four years and over but is actually an online casino, as discovered by a prolific app developer. The developer shared his findings on Twitte