SparkCat crypto stealer in Google Play and App Store
2 days ago · The campaign, which targeted Android and Windows users, saw the malware spread through unofficial sources. In late 2024, we discovered a new malware campaign we dubbed “SparkCat”, whose operators used similar tactics while attacking Android and iOS users through both official and unofficial app stores. Our conclusions in a nutshell:
How SparkCat malware steals cryptocurrency from infected apps …
10 hours ago · In a troubling development, cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign targeting both iOS and Android devices. Known as SparkCat, this malware leverages ...
Kaspersky discovers new crypto-stealing Trojan in AppStore and …
2 days ago · Kaspersky Threat Research expertise center has discovered a new data-stealing Trojan, SparkCat, active in AppStore and Google Play since at least March 2024. This is the first known instance of optical recognition-based malware appearing in AppStore. SparkCat uses machine learning to scan image galleries and steal screenshots containing cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases. It can also find ...
“SparkCat” Malware Found in Google Play and Apple App Store
2 days ago · Researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign dubbed SparkCat, which infects both Android and iOS applications to steal cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases. The malware, embedded in apps available on Google Play and Apple's App Store, uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to scan image galleries for sensitive ...
Malicious apps on Android and iOS scan screenshots to steal ...
15 hours ago · SparkCat was found embedded in several Android and iOS apps, some of which were available in official app stores. The malware employs a malicious SDK that integrates Google's OCR technology ...
SparkCat Malware Uses OCR to Extract Crypto Wallet Recovery …
22 hours ago · SparkCat malware infects 242,000 Android devices, using OCR to steal crypto wallet phrases, marking the first iOS stealer on Apple’s App Store. ... "The Android malware module would decrypt and launch an OCR plug-in built with Google's ML Kit library, and use that to recognize text it found in images inside the gallery," Kaspersky said ...
Several iOS and Android apps infected with malware that
1 day ago · SparkCat’s is concerning because it has bypassed stringent app store reviews, infecting apps that seemed completely legitimate. SparkCat has been embedded in several apps across the Apple App Store and Google Play and is designed to steal sensitive cryptocurrency wallet data ... Meanwhile, the Android versions of these infected apps have been ...
SparkCat Crypto Stealer Malware Infected Multiple Apps on Play …
1 day ago · In a detailed technical report published on Thursday, the researchers said that at least 18 Android applications were infected with the malicious SparkCat SDK, while the malicious framework was found in 10 iOS apps on the App Store. The cumulative download count on Android smartphones was over 2.42 lakh, according to the researchers.
SparkCat campaign target crypto wallets using OCR to steal …
1 day ago · In late 2024, Kaspersky experts discovered a malicious campaign, called SparkCat, spreading malware to target crypto wallets. In late 2024, Kaspersky experts discovered a malicious campaign, called SparkCat, spreading malware to target crypto wallets. ... Android flaw CVE-2024-43093 may be under limited, targeted exploitation |
Crypto-stealing apps found in Apple App Store for the first time
1 day ago · A new campaign dubbed 'SparkCat' has been uncovered, targeting the cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases of Android and iOS users using optical character recognition (OCR) stealers.
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