DeFiLlama Founder Self-Hacks Fake App to Prove It's Real

The founder of DeFiLlama, known as 0xngmi, took drastic measures to remove a fake app from Apple's App Store. The app, which impersonated DeFiLlama, was designed to drain users' funds by prompting them for their seed phrase.

After months of complaints to Apple through its abuse and trademark channels, the company failed to take action. 0xngmi loaded a small test wallet with cryptocurrency and installed the fake app, which drained the funds as expected.

He then reported this result to Apple, and the app was removed within days.

This incident mirrors a lawsuit against Apple in July 2026 over a similar fake Sparrow Wallet app that drained $1.8 million from users.