Researchers from Kaspersky have identified malware being distributed within apps on both Android and iOS mobile storefronts. Dmitry Kalinin and Sergey Puzan shared their investigation into a malware campaign,

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 cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky.

Crypto-stealing malware dubbed ‘SparkCat’ has been discovered on iOS and Android app stores, and is embedded with a ‘malicious SDK/framework for stealing recovery phrases for crypto wallets’.

A new malware campaign is said to be specifically targeting crypto users on both iOS and Android. Security researchers at Kaspersky recently discovered a malicious software development kit, or SDK, called “SparkCat”.

SparkCat’s is concerning because it has bypassed stringent app store reviews, infecting apps that seemed completely legitimate. SparkCat has been embedded in several apps across the Apple App Store an

This is the first time that apps with cryptocurrency stealing malware have been detected on Apple's App Store.

According to cybersecurity company Kaspersky, crypto-stealing malware has been found on Apple's App Store for the first time.

Malware with code that performs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) has been in suspicious apps in the App Store.

Information on new "SparkCat" malware infesting a small number of iOS apps was shared yesterday by Kaspersky, and shortly after the

"This case once again shatters the myth that iOS is somehow impervious to threats posed by malicious apps targeting Android,” says Kaspersky’s analysis.