Malware on Google Play, Apple App Store stole your photos—and crypto
A new mobile crypto-stealing malware called SparkKitty was found in apps on Google Play and the Apple App Store, targeting Android and iOS devices.
The malware is a possible evolution of SparkCat, which Kaspersky discovered in January. SparkCat used optical character recognition (OCR) to steal cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from images saved on infected devices.
When installing crypto wallets, the installation process tells users to write down the wallet’s recovery phrase and store it in a secure, offline location.
Access to this seed phrase can be used to restore a crypto wallet and its stored assets on another device, making them a valuable target for threat actors.
While taking a screenshot of your seed phrase is…
