A ransom embodiment of the popular altcoin wallet MyEtherWallet has finally disappeared from the App Store of the United States. Apple after gaining significant popularity.

Third in the financial category of the market, the moderators of Apple finally removed the false MEW from the view.

Although MEW itself does not have any application and its implementation is free, the fake download costs $ 4.99.

Developers sounded the alarm on social networks on Dec. 10, but that's only more than a day later that Apple has responded

This is NOT US. We have file reports and emailed and posted. Would appreciate the help of communities to get these scamtards out of our lives. PS: We are # Foss4Lyfe https://t.co/SmI8cqNvxA – MyEtherWallet.com (@myetherwallet) December 10, 2017

The fake MyEtherWallet app has been removed from the iOS store. Finally, Thanks to all who reported such a boost for us, including @verge and @TechCrunch You are all the best. Tech 😻 – MyEtherWallet.com (@myetherwallet) December 11, 2017

Before its withdrawal, TechCrunch notes that about 3,000 people have paid and downloaded the application, which represents an income $ 15,000 for the so-called creator Nam Le.

The episode marks another example of the difficulty of protecting novice users against common threats in the cryptocurrency space.

The massive influx of novice investors Bitcoin and Altcoin gives multiple opportunities for more experienced hackers seeking to defraud them of their newly acquired coins or even the fiat used to pay them.