🚨 Kaspersky Exposes New Crypto Malware Hunting Seed Phrase Screenshots – Are Your Assets Safe?

Another day, another crypto threat—because apparently, hackers think your seed phrases are their lottery tickets. Kaspersky's latest report reveals malware specifically designed to steal screenshot vaults of recovery phrases. Time to rethink that 'convenient' screenshot habit.

How It Works: The Silent Screenshot Snatcher

The malware lurks in the background, scanning devices for crypto wallet screenshots—then exfiltrates them to attackers faster than a memecoin rug pull. No fancy zero-day exploits here; just old-school social engineering with a crypto twist.

Why This Hurts More Than Your Average Hack

Seed phrases = master keys to your kingdom. Lose them, and your cold wallet’s suddenly hotter than a centralized exchange’s TX fees. Yet users still treat them like Instagram stories—snap and forget.

The Irony: Security Firms vs. Crypto’s ‘Wild West’ Reputation

Kaspersky’s playing whack-a-mole while the crypto industry pretends decentralization means ‘someone else’s problem.’ Meanwhile, your ledger’s safer than that ‘hot wallet’ you use for ‘just small amounts.’

Final thought: If your security strategy involves cloud-synced seed phrase selfies, maybe stick to TradFi—where banks at least pretend to refund your mistakes.

Coin Wallet Pro, which marketed itself as a secure multi-chain wallet, appeared briefly on the App Store, gaining traction through social media ads and Telegram promotions before its removal.

Kaspersky has notified both Apple and Google, and the affected apps have since been removed from their stores. The researchers said the campaign had been running since at least April 2024, with some samples dating back even earlier.