Beware: SparkKitty Malware Now Scans Your Gallery for Crypto Seed Phrases—Here’s How to Stop It

Your phone's gallery just became a hunting ground for crypto thieves. A new malware variant dubbed SparkKitty is scraping photos for seed phrases—those critical strings of words that unlock cryptocurrency wallets.

How it works: The malware bypasses standard security checks, scans your device for images containing seed phrases, and exfiltrates them to attackers' servers. No fancy exploits needed—just old-fashioned digital pickpocketing with a crypto twist.

Why it matters: While traditional finance builds moats with 2FA and biometrics, crypto's 'be your own bank' mantra leaves users vulnerable to attacks like these. (Cue the 'not your keys, not your crypto' crowd sweating bullets.)

The kicker? This malware doesn't need wallet-draining smart contract exploits—it just reads what users foolishly store in plain sight. Maybe that 'secure screenshot' wasn't so secure after all.

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