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MITRE ATT&CK Malware

Kinsing (S0599)

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[Kinsing](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0599) is Golang-based malware that runs a cryptocurrency miner and attempts to spread itself to other hosts in the victim environment. (Citation: Aqua Kinsing April 2020)(Citation: Sysdig Kinsing November 2020)(Citation: Aqua Security Cloud Native Threat Report June 2021)

Platforms: Containers, Linux

▪Techniques implemented (17)

T1083File and Directory DiscoveryT1071.001Web ProtocolsT1078Valid AccountsT1059.004Unix ShellT1552.004Private KeysT1222.002Linux and Mac PermissionsT1552.003Shell HistoryT1110Brute ForceT1021.004SSHT1018Remote System DiscoveryT1133External Remote ServicesT1053.003CronT1609Container Administration CommandT1105Ingress Tool TransferT1057Process DiscoveryT1496.001Compute HijackingT1610Deploy Container
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