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Threat actorUnknown (Russia-nexus suspected)Tracked since 2026-06

Qilin ransomware affiliate

Also known as:QilinAgendaQilin affiliate

As of 2026-09-23, Qilin ransomware affiliate is a Unknown (Russia-nexus suspected)-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning vulnerability. Also known as Qilin, Agenda, Qilin affiliate. ATT&CK coverage spans 37 techniques across 15 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1003 (OS Credential Dumping), T1046 (Network Service Discovery), T1078 (Valid Accounts).

Tracked threats
22 critical
First seen
2026-06-08
Last seen
2026-09-23
ATT&CK techniques
37across 2 of 2 threats
Related CVEs
17Referenced by its activity
Attribution
Unknown (Russia-nexus suspected)Nation or origin
Nation: Unknown (Russia-nexus suspected) · 2 tracked threat(s) · Categories: VULNERABILITY

Activity timeline

Qilin ransomware affiliate appears in 2 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-06 with 1 report.

ATT&CK techniques observed

37 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats · Command and Control (5), Discovery (4), Impact (4), Persistence (4), Credential Access (3), Execution (3)
  • T1003 OS Credential Dumping — Credential Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1046 Network Service Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1078 Valid Accounts — Initial Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1087 Account Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application — Initial Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1572 Protocol Tunneling — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1005 Data from Local System — Collectionobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1018 Remote System Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1021 Remote Services — Lateral Movementobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1021.006 Windows Remote Management — Lateral Movementobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1037.004 RC Scripts — Persistenceobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1039 Data from Network Shared Drive — Collectionobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1040 Network Sniffing — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter — Executionobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1059.004 Unix Shell — Executionobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats

Tracked threats

Related CVEs

17 CVEs referenced by tracked Qilin ransomware affiliate activity