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June 22, 2026

Kinsing malware

Kinsing is a malware primarily targeting Linux systems, written in the Go programming language, that takes its name from the binary dropped on the infected system.

Kinsing is a malware primarily targeting Linux systems. It is written in the Go programming language and takes its name from the binary dropped on the infected system. Kinsing is known for its abilities to cryptomining and for its persistence capabilities. Since its early versions, Kinsing has evolved in sophistication, targeting cloud native environments and new applications.

Sekoia.io's analysts have written a detailed and technical analysis of Kinsing available on our blog. Feel free to read it to discover more about this evolving and adapting threat.