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Android and iPhone users are being warned about a new malware threat that can steal all of their photos. According to security researchers at Kaspersky, the SparkKitty malware has infiltrated both the Apple App Store and Google Play with malicious apps that target Android and iPhone devices.
This latest threat is not just any ordinary cyberattack, but rather an insidious one that can indiscriminately steal all images from a user’s smartphone photo gallery. The report revealed that the malware could be linked to an earlier threat called SparkCat, which specifically targeted images of cryptocurrency wallet recovery “seed” phrases stored on infected phones.
The apps have been removed from their respective app stores at the time of writing. The malicious apps were identified as 币coin on the iPhone and SOEX on Android. If users have either of these apps on their smartphone, they are advised to delete them immediately.
A Google spokesperson confirmed that the developer of the Android app has been banned, and that “Android users are automatically protected against this app regardless of download source by Google Play Protect, which is enabled by default on Android devices with Google Play Services.”
Source: www.forbes.com
