{
 "tag": "kaspersky",
 "name": "Kaspersky",
 "group": "Other",
 "incidents": [
  {
   "slug": "kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026",
   "title": "Kaspersky finds 26 'FakeWallet' apps on Apple's App Store stealing wallet recovery phrases",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026",
   "json": "https://drains.watch/i/kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026.json",
   "status": "closed",
   "severity": "high",
   "threatStatus": "partly-contained",
   "verification": "verified",
   "chains": [
    "multi-evm",
    "bitcoin",
    "tron"
   ],
   "method": "fake-app",
   "product": "iPhone users who installed fake MetaMask, Ledger, Trust Wallet, Coinbase, TokenPocket, imToken or Bitpie apps",
   "tags": [
    "multi-evm",
    "bitcoin",
    "tron",
    "fake-app",
    "ios",
    "app-store",
    "kaspersky",
    "sparkkitty",
    "metamask",
    "ledger",
    "trust-wallet",
    "coinbase",
    "seed-phrase",
    "developer-profile"
   ],
   "amountUsd": null,
   "victims": null,
   "startedAt": "2026-04-20",
   "closedAt": "2026-04-20",
   "updatedAt": "2026-04-20T12:00:00Z",
   "summary": "Kaspersky found 26 decoy apps on Apple's App Store (games, calculators, to-do lists) that opened a fake App Store page and pushed users to sideload trojanized versions of MetaMask, Ledger, Trust Wallet, Coinbase, TokenPocket, imToken and Bitpie. The trojanized hot wallets captured recovery phrases during wallet creation or restore, and the Ledger lure asked for the phrase directly. The campaign ran since at least fall 2025, mostly against users in China, and is attributed with moderate confidence to the SparkKitty actors; Kaspersky reported all apps to Apple. No loss total was published."
  },
  {
   "slug": "arkanix-stealer-llm-assisted-crypto-wallets-feb-2026",
   "title": "Arkanix stealer, likely built with LLM help, targeted crypto wallets before its makers shut it down",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/arkanix-stealer-llm-assisted-crypto-wallets-feb-2026",
   "json": "https://drains.watch/i/arkanix-stealer-llm-assisted-crypto-wallets-feb-2026.json",
   "status": "closed",
   "severity": "low",
   "threatStatus": "contained",
   "verification": "verified",
   "ai": {
    "role": "ai-malware",
    "note": "Kaspersky says the stealer contains probable traces of LLM-assisted development and was likely an AI-assisted experiment."
   },
   "chains": [
    "multi-evm"
   ],
   "method": null,
   "product": "People infected with the Arkanix stealer (Exodus, Atomic and browser wallet users)",
   "tags": [
    "multi-evm",
    "infostealer",
    "malware-as-a-service",
    "arkanix",
    "exodus",
    "atomic-wallet",
    "llm-assisted",
    "kaspersky",
    "discord",
    "ai"
   ],
   "amountUsd": null,
   "victims": null,
   "startedAt": "2026-02-24",
   "closedAt": "2026-02-24",
   "updatedAt": "2026-02-24T12:00:00Z",
   "summary": "Kaspersky analysed Arkanix, a malware-as-a-service info-stealer advertised on dark-web forums and Discord from October 2025, as Security Affairs reported on 24 February 2026. It took crypto wallet data, with paid builds offering injection into Exodus and Atomic wallets, along with browser passwords, cookies, Telegram sessions and Discord logins. Kaspersky says the code shows probable traces of LLM-assisted development, and the operators shut the project down about two months after launch. No victim counts or losses were published."
  },
  {
   "slug": "bluenoroff-ghostcall-ghosthire-genai-malware-oct-2025",
   "title": "Kaspersky: North Korea's BlueNoroff uses generative AI to speed up malware in GhostCall and GhostHire crypto attacks",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/bluenoroff-ghostcall-ghosthire-genai-malware-oct-2025",
   "json": "https://drains.watch/i/bluenoroff-ghostcall-ghosthire-genai-malware-oct-2025.json",
   "status": "closed",
   "severity": "medium",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "verification": "verified",
   "ai": {
    "role": "ai-malware",
    "note": "Kaspersky says generative AI has let BlueNoroff speed up malware development and refine its attack techniques; it describes the fake calls as replaying videos of earlier victims, not deepfakes."
   },
   "chains": [
    "multi-evm"
   ],
   "method": "social-engineering",
   "product": "Web3 and crypto executives, founders and blockchain developers",
   "tags": [
    "multi-evm",
    "social-engineering",
    "dprk",
    "bluenoroff",
    "lazarus",
    "ghostcall",
    "ghosthire",
    "snatchcrypto",
    "fake-meeting",
    "fake-job-interview",
    "telegram",
    "github",
    "macos",
    "kaspersky",
    "ai"
   ],
   "amountUsd": null,
   "victims": null,
   "startedAt": "2025-10-28",
   "closedAt": "2025-10-28",
   "updatedAt": "2025-10-28T12:00:00Z",
   "summary": "Kaspersky disclosed on 28 October 2025 two BlueNoroff campaigns aimed at Web3 and crypto organisations in India, Turkey, Australia and other countries in Europe and Asia, active since at least April 2025. GhostCall reaches executives and founders on Telegram with fake investor meetings, where an 'audio fix' installs malware; GhostHire sends blockchain developers fake job tests in GitHub repositories that hide malware. Kaspersky says generative AI has helped the group develop malware faster, and the payloads include crypto stealers. No loss figures were given."
  }
 ],
 "changes": [
  {
   "incident": "kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Kaspersky finds 26 'FakeWallet' apps on Apple's App Store stealing wallet recovery phrases",
   "severity": "high",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "partly-contained",
   "date": "2026-04-20",
   "title": "Kaspersky discloses 26 FakeWallet apps on the App Store, active since at least fall 2025, and reports them to Apple.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-finds-26-fake-crypto-wallet-apps-on-apples-app-store-that-can-drain-digital-assets",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/kaspersky-fakewallet-26-ios-apps-apr-2026"
  },
  {
   "incident": "arkanix-stealer-llm-assisted-crypto-wallets-feb-2026",
   "incidentTitle": "Arkanix stealer, likely built with LLM help, targeted crypto wallets before its makers shut it down",
   "severity": "low",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "contained",
   "date": "2026-02-24",
   "title": "Security Affairs reported Kaspersky's analysis of Arkanix and the project's shutdown.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://securityaffairs.com/188431/malware/arkanix-stealer-ai-assisted-info-stealer-shuts-down-after-brief-campaign.html",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/arkanix-stealer-llm-assisted-crypto-wallets-feb-2026"
  },
  {
   "incident": "bluenoroff-ghostcall-ghosthire-genai-malware-oct-2025",
   "incidentTitle": "Kaspersky: North Korea's BlueNoroff uses generative AI to speed up malware in GhostCall and GhostHire crypto attacks",
   "severity": "medium",
   "status": "closed",
   "threatStatus": "active",
   "date": "2025-10-28",
   "title": "Kaspersky disclosed the GhostCall and GhostHire campaigns and their targets.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.kaspersky.co.uk/about/press-releases/kaspersky-bluenoroff-targets-executives-on-windows-and-macos-using-ai-driven-tools",
   "url": "https://drains.watch/i/bluenoroff-ghostcall-ghosthire-genai-malware-oct-2025"
  }
 ]
}