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Disguised Russian banking app surges to top three on the US App Store (9to5mac.com)
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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

VTB Bank has been heavily sanctioned by the U.S. government for years, forcing the state-owned institution to rely on shell developer accounts and disguised apps to bypass Apple’s strict ban on sanctioned entities.

The app will almost certainly be pulled soon, but it’s always surprising that existing systems in place sometimes miss detecting apps disguised like this.