iOS App Store apps with screenshot-reading malware found for the first time
Kaspersky discovered ‘SparkCat’ malware aimed at stealing cryptocurrency in multiple iOS apps.
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Crypto-stealing malware found in Android, iOS app-making kits: Kaspersky
A user who fell prey to the malware left a Google review on the Apps page. Source: Kaspersky Labs Kaspersky’s analysts recommended not to store sensitive information in screenshots or a phone ...
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iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your screenshots for key data
Occasionally though, iPhone apps with malicious code slip through the cracks, and today, researchers at Kaspersky have reported on new malware they discovered in App Store apps—which they say is ...
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Malware With Screen Reading Code Found in iOS Apps for the First Time
Malware that includes code for reading the contents of screenshots has been found in suspicious App Store apps for the first time, according to a report from Kaspersky. Dubbed "SparkCat," the ...
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Rare Screenshot-Grabbing Malware Found on Apple App Store
In what appears to be a first, a strain of malware that can secretly steal screenshots from smartphones has infiltrated the Apple App Store. The so-called “SparkCat” malware was discovered ...
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Malware in app stores targets crypto wallets, Kaspersky warns
The analysts discovered that the malware operates on Android apps through a Java component called Spark, which masquerades as an analytics module, and employs an encrypted configuration file ...
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Apple Removed Apps Infested With Screen Reading Malware
Information on new "SparkCat" malware infesting a small number of iOS apps was shared yesterday by Kaspersky, and shortly after the report came out, Apple pulled the apps from the App Store.
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Crypto-stealing malware found in Apple’s App Store – should you be worried?
If you thought that simply owning an iPhone would be enough to protect you from malware, we have bad news for you. According to researchers at Kaspersky, numerous apps infected with a malicious ...
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Screenshot-reading malware cracks iPhone security for the first time
As per an analysis by Kaspersky, malware with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities has been spotted on the App Store for the first time. Instead of stealing files stored on a phone ...