New Mobile Spyware SparkKitty Targets Sensitive Data in App Stores
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According to Foresight News, researchers in the field of cybersecurity at Kaspersky have discovered new mobile spyware called SparkKitty, which infiltrates the App Store and Google Play. This spyware targets mnemonic phrases and photographs of wallet credentials. SparkKitty is the successor to SparkCat, which was first detected in early 2025. SparkCat used modified frameworks and libraries to steal sensitive data from iOS and Android devices by accessing users' galleries through fake support chat modules to capture sensitive screenshots. Although SparkKitty has been removed from app stores, its criminal activity may persist through downloaded variants and clones, posing a global threat.