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2025-02-05 11:09
A number of iOS and Android apps on Apple’s and Google’s official app stores contain a software development kit (SDK) that allows them to exfiltrate cryptowallets’ seed recovery phrases, Kaspersky researchers have found. “The infected apps in Google Play had been downloaded more than 242,000 times. This was the first time a stealer had been found in Apple’s App Store,” they pointed out. The apps have also been pushed via unofficial app stores. The malicious … More → The post Crypto-stealing iOS, Android malware found on App Store, Google Play appeared first on Help Net Security.
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