Kaspersky reports the discovery of apps on both Apple and Google's app stores containing malicious code that steals cryptocurrency. The malware, called 'SparkCat', uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to extract text from screenshots of crypto wallet passwords or recovery phrases.
Apps distributed through both Apple and Google’s app store s are hiding malicious screenshot-reading code that’s being used to steal cryptocurrency, the cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky reported today. It’s the “first known case” of apps infected with malware that uses OCR tech to extract text from images making it into Apple’s App Store , according to a blog post detailing the company’s findings.
Once permission is granted, it uses Google OCR tech, which lets it decipher text found in photos, to look for things like screenshots of crypto wallet passwords or recovery phrases. The software then sends any images it finds back to the attackers, who can then use the info to access the wallets and steal crypto. Kaspersky says it can’t “confirm with certainty the infection was a result of a supply chain attack or deliberate action by the developers.
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