Fake Ledger Live App on Apple App Store Allegedly Stole $9.5 Million

Fake Ledger Live App on Apple App Store Allegedly Stole $9.5 Million

According to blockchain investigator ZachXBT, a fake Ledger Live app on Apple’s App Store caused about $9.5 million in losses across multiple blockchain networks before the app was removed.

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Fact Check
The claim is substantially supported by the fetched CoinDesk report, "A fake Ledger app on the Apple App Store drained $9.5 million in crypto," which directly states that a fake Ledger Live app on Apple’s App Store caused at least $9.5 million in losses across 50+ victims on multiple chains and that Apple removed the app. That aligns closely with the user’s statement. Corroboration attempts beyond CoinDesk were mixed: X search found secondary social posts repeating the same allegation, and web search surfaced Ledger’s official phishing-warning page, but the original ZachXBT post was not successfully fetched in this run and Ledger’s page also failed to fetch. Because the strongest retrieved evidence is a detailed news report rather than the investigator’s original post or an Apple/Ledger incident notice, the claim is best assessed as likely true rather than confirmed with high confidence.
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Summary

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT said a fake Ledger Live app on the Apple App Store led to about $9.5 million in losses from more than 50 users between April 7 and 13, 2026. The reported thefts affected assets on Bitcoin, EVM chains, Tron, Solana and Ripple. ZachXBT said the stolen funds were routed through more than 150 KuCoin deposit addresses and the “AudiA6” mixing service. Apple has since removed the app from the App Store.

Terms & Concepts
  • EVM chains: Blockchains compatible with Ethereum’s virtual machine, allowing Ethereum-style smart contracts and applications to run on multiple networks.
  • KuCoin deposit addresses: Cryptocurrency wallet addresses used to send funds into KuCoin accounts, which can appear in blockchain tracing of fund flows.
  • mixing service: A service that blends cryptocurrency from many users to make transaction trails harder to follow on public blockchains.