SparkKitty Malware Steals Gallery Photos to Hunt Crypto Seed Phrases

Kaspersky Lab’s research arm, SecureList, has uncovered a new malware threat dubbed SparkKitty, designed to extract images from compromised devices in search of cryptocurrency seed phrases. Cybersecurity researchers Sergey Puzan and Dmitry Kalinin from Kaspersky report that SparkKitty is actively attacking both iOS and Android platforms by sneaking into certain apps available through the Apple App Store and Google Play. The report revealed that attackers embedded a malicious SDK or framework into certain apps, enabling the malware to activate once a user accessed a specific screen, often a support chat interface. At that point, it would request permission to access The post SparkKitty Malware Steals Gallery Photos to Hunt Crypto Seed Phrases first appeared on The Shib Daily source: https://news.shib.io/2025/06/25/sparkkitty-malware-steals-gallery-photos-to-hunt-crypto-seed-phrases/