KINS

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.kins

Threat Analysis

KINS is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

Intelligence Reports Mentioning KINS

TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Activity Through 2026-05-17, (Mon, May 18th)

SANS ISC· May 18, 2026

Official CheckMarx Jenkins package compromised with infostealer

BleepingComputer· May 11, 2026

TeamPCP Compromises Checkmarx Jenkins AST Plugin Weeks After KICS Supply Chain Attack

The Hacker News· May 11, 2026

Checkmarx Jenkins AST Plugin Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

SecurityWeek· May 11, 2026

External References

→https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2014/02/hiding-in-plain-sight-a-story-about-a-sneaky-banking-trojan/

→https://github.com/nyx0/KINS

→https://securityintelligence.com/zeus-maple-variant-targets-canadian-online-banking-customers/

→https://www.vkremez.com/2018/10/lets-learn-exploring-zeusvm-banking.html

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases4

Also Known As

Maplewin.kinsKINSKasper Internet Non-Security

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.kins

Research Links

MITRE ATT&CK VirusTotal Google (news) Twitter/X search

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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