Sirius Pomodoro
The third most popular free iPhone app in the U.S. App Store today is a mysterious productivity app that’s only available in Russian. That’s a pretty obvious red flag that something isn’t quite what it seems.
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The app icon looks similar to a star mapping app. The app itself isn’t available in English. It seems unlikely that this productivity app organically found its way to the third-place ranking for its advertised purpose.
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The reality seems to be that the app is a Russian banking app disguised as a Pomodoro timer. Activity on Telegram this week points to the app actually being a client for Russian financial institution VTB Bank.
In Russian media, the developer says there are other apps lined up to take the place of this one after it is inevitably removed.
Previously:
- Apps for YouTube℠™®•!
- The App Store Scammer Strikes Back
- Sanctioned Entities Slip Through App Store Controls
