Apple reports it has blocked more than $11 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions over the past six years. In the most recent year cited, 2025, Apple says it blocked more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions. The company says the total amount blocked since 2020 now exceeds $11 billion, indicating that its efforts to detect and prevent fraudulent activity have continued over multiple years. The figures come from Apple’s public disclosure about fraud prevention and the scale of blocked transactions in the App Store. While the reports focus on the totals blocked, they also emphasize that the 2025 figure represents a significant share of the cumulative amount, suggesting elevated levels of attempted fraud or increased detection activity in that period. Across sources, there is agreement on the overall timeframe (six years, with figures tied to 2020 onward), the cumulative total exceeding $11 billion, and the recent-year figure of more than $2.2 billion for 2025. The reports do not provide details about the specific fraud methods or the proportion of blocked attempts that would otherwise have been completed.
Apple says it blocked $11 billion in App Store fraud over six years
Apple reports it has blocked more than $11 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions over the past six years. In the most recent year cited, 2025, Apple says it blocked more than $2.2 billion in po...
- Apple says it has blocked over $11 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions over six years.
- Apple’s total blocked since 2020 is reported as exceeding $11 billion.
- In 2025 alone, Apple says it blocked more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions.
- The disclosures describe blocked transactions (not completed fraud) rather than confirmed fraud losses.
- The figures are presented as part of Apple’s ongoing App Store fraud prevention reporting.
Total figure for fraudulent transactions Apple has blocked since 2020 now stands at over $11bn
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