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A: Hey Akira, you saw the news about Sora's app, right?
B: No way, what happened?

A: Well, turns out there were these scammers trying to copy Sora's success! They made fake apps and called them "Sora" or "Sora 2", tricking people.
B: Whoa, really? Apple let those through their App Store?

A: Yeah, it looks like some of the apps even used a trademarked name by OpenAI. There were over a dozen fake ones and half of them used "Sora 2"!
B: That's crazy! And people actually downloaded these fakes?

A: Apparently, yes. The scammers managed to get around 300,000 installs before Apple pulled most of them out. One even got over 50,000 installs after the official Sora app launched!
B: That's some serious money for a fake app. How much did they make?

A: More than $160,000! Can you believe it? Apple hasn't said anything about this yet, though.
B: Wow, I can't wait to see how they'll handle this. Let's hope they don't let the remaining fakes stay on their App Store.
Summary
Scammers created fake Sora apps in Apple's App Store, tricking users and earning over $160,000. These fakes used trademarked names and "Sora 2", with over a dozen copies detected. Despite Apple pulling most of them, one fake had over 50,000 installs even after the official Sora app launched. The
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URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/sora-copycats-flooded-apples-app-store-and-some-still-remain/#conversation

Date: Oct. 10, 2025

Notes: 2025-10-10

Created: 2025/10/10 06:20

Updated: 2025/12/08 00:50

Last Read: 2025/10/10 08:04