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Kontraktnik

As of 2026-07-25, Kontraktnik is a Russia-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 4 threats spanning malware. ATT&CK coverage spans 53 techniques across 13 tactics in 4 of 4 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information), T1055 (Process Injection).

Tracked threats
44 high
First seen
2026-07-22
Last seen
2026-07-25
ATT&CK techniques
53across 4 of 4 threats
Related CVEs
0None referenced
Attribution
RussiaNation or origin
Nation: Russia · 4 tracked threat(s) · Categories: MALWARE

Activity timeline

Kontraktnik appears in 4 tracked threats between and .

ATT&CK techniques observed

53 techniques observed across 4 of 4 tracked threats · Credential Access (9), Command and Control (6), Collection (5), Discovery (5), Resource Development (5), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (5)
  • T1005 Data from Local System — Collectionobserved in 4 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 4 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1055 Process Injection — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 4 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1518 Software Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 4 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1528 Steal Application Access Token — Credential Accessobserved in 4 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1560 Archive Collected Data — Collectionobserved in 4 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1685 Disable or Modify Tools — Defense Impairmentobserved in 4 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltrationobserved in 3 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1071 Application Layer Protocol — Command and Controlobserved in 3 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1082 System Information Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 3 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1083 File and Directory Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 3 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1090 Proxy — Command and Controlobserved in 3 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1106 Native API — Executionobserved in 3 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1498 Network Denial of Service — Impactobserved in 3 of 4 tracked threats
  • T1555 Credentials from Password Stores — Credential Accessobserved in 3 of 4 tracked threats

Tracked threats