Apple Escapes Fake ‘Toast Plus’ Cryptocurrency Wallet App Suit

Apple Inc. escaped a proposed class action brought over a fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet app that was available for download on its App Store, after a federal judge in San Francisco ruled the tech company’s platform is shielded by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Hadona Diep sued Apple in Maryland federal court in September, accusing the company of hosting “Toast Plus,” a fraudulent mobile application for a crypto wallet that had a similar name and similar or identical logo to its legitimate counterpart. When Diep checked its status, she found that the lookalike app had deleted her account, and ...