Apple and Google take down malicious mobile apps from their app …
1 day ago · Apple and Google have pulled as many as 20 apps from their respective app stores after security researchers found the apps were carrying data-stealing malware for almost a year.
Malicious iPhone apps are spreading screenshot-reading malware …
5 days ago · For the first time, the Apple App Store is sharing malware privileges with the Google Play Store as apps infected with screenshot-reading SparkCat malware have been discovered on both platforms by ...
Kaspersky discovers new crypto-stealing Trojan in AppStore and …
Feb 5, 2025 · 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 ...
Malware With Screen Reading Code Found in iOS Apps for the …
6 days ago · 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,"...
Delete These Apple App Store Apps With Malware | Lifehacker
Aug 8, 2022 · Apple has greater control and curation over the software it allows on the App Store, making malware much less common than on, say, Google Play. However, as the last few weeks have shown, even...
iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your
6 days ago · 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...
Apple Removed Apps Infested With Screen Reading Malware
5 days ago · 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.. Some ...
How 18 Malware Apps Snuck Into Apple's App Store - WIRED
Oct 25, 2019 · Despite some recent pronounced lapses, the iPhone remains one of the most secure consumer devices you can buy, thanks in large part to the locked-down ecosystem of the iOS App Store. But things...
iOS App Store apps with screenshot-reading malware found for …
6 days ago · Apps distributed through both Apple and Google’s app stores are hiding malicious screenshot-reading code that’s being used to steal cryptocurrency, the cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky...
About App Store security - Apple Support
Dec 19, 2024 · App Store security protections include: Automated scans for known malware: To help prevent it from ever making it onto the App Store and thus ever reaching or harming users. Human review by a team of experts: To review the app description—including marketing text and screenshots—for accuracy.
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