oh man, this is really sad to see. :( Really hope that Apple will address it sooner or later.

That's what I was thinking. With these numbers, Apple will obviously de-prioritize the app within the search. 😕 Just wrote to Apple, thanks for the tip. Hope they'll be able to act on it somehow.

It is their job, but at the same time, the current protection measures within the App Store are obviously not perfect. Since I started digging into this, I got confirmation from several other developers that they witnessed something similar. Usually leading either to de-prioritization within the search, banning the app or even complete removal. I really hope that the customer support in Apple will be able to help me with this attack.