01 The challenge
Counterfeit apps carrying the company's name and logo had appeared on a major app store and several third-party APK mirrors. The apps mimicked the booking flow to capture payment-card details. The brand needed them gone before they accumulated installs and reviews that lent them credibility.
02 The approach
Document the infringement and the harm
We captured the trademark misuse plus the malicious behaviour — the card-skimming endpoint — so reports carried both an IP claim and a user-safety claim.
File across store and mirror layers
Official store takedowns were filed alongside reports to the third-party mirrors and their hosting providers, so removed apps couldn't simply persist on the mirrors.
Confirm removal end to end
Each listing was re-checked until it returned a not-found state, and the distribution URLs verified offline.
03 The outcome
All nine counterfeit apps were removed across the store and mirror sites, every distribution URL confirmed offline. The card-skimming infrastructure lost its delivery channel within days of filing.
Service used
Fake app takedown