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Sanctioned banks in Russia are getting around Apple’s App Store Review process to stay in the App Store. Here’s how they’re doing it.
![How the trojan app appears to the West [left] and to Russian users [right] (X/@uwukko)](https://i0.wp.com/photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/58561-119363-trojan-bank-app-xl.jpg?fit=640%2C731&ssl=1)
How the trojan app appears to the West [left] and to Russian users [right] (X/@uwukko)
How the trojan app appears to the West [left] and to Russian users [right] (X/@uwukko)
Apple does what it can to stay within the laws of the countries it operates in, and that includes cultivating its regional App Stores to keep out apps affected by sanctions. That doesn’t stop companies who are effectively banned from the App Store from trying to stay in it.
Sanctions against Russian banks over the country’s military activity in Ukraine from February 25 forced Apple into removing a number of apps from the App Store, and cutting access to Apple Pay. The sanctions, from the EU and United States, effectively prohibited access to accounts from major Russian banks.
How Russian banks use trojan horse apps to stay in Apple’s App Store
How Russian banks use trojan horse apps to stay in Apple’s App Store
