S0201: JPIN

S0201: JPIN describes [JPIN](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0201) is a custom-built backdoor family used by [PLATINUM](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0068). Evidence suggests developers of [JPIN](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0201) and [Dipsind](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0200) code bases were related in some way. (Citation: Microsoft PLATINUM April 2016)

Executive priority

S0201: JPIN is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.

Technical view

Security teams should validate S0201: JPIN by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (Windows), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.

Likely telemetry

Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
Network, endpoint, and security-tool telemetry

Detection direction

Validate whether S0201: JPIN appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.

Mitigation priorities

Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.

Additional notes and limits

Baseline Glexia take generated from the official MITRE ATT&CK STIX object, source hash, tactics, platforms, and detection fields. It is safe to replace with a richer model-generated take for the same source hash later.

This baseline take is source-grounded and schema-validated, but it does not include environment-specific telemetry, incident evidence, or threat-intelligence corroboration.

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

JPIN

JPIN is a custom-built backdoor family used by PLATINUM. Evidence suggests developers of JPIN and Dipsind code bases were related in some way. [1]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

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Domain	ID	Name	Relationship / procedure
Enterprise	T1685	Disable or Modify Tools	JPIN can lower security settings by changing Registry keys.[1]
Enterprise	T1222.001	Windows PermissionsSub-technique	JPIN can use the command-line utility cacls.exe to change file permissions.[1]
Enterprise	T1059.003	Windows Command ShellSub-technique	JPIN can use the command-line utility cacls.exe to change file permissions.[1]
Enterprise	T1069.001	Local GroupsSub-technique	JPIN can obtain the permissions of the victim user.[1]
Enterprise	T1016	System Network Configuration Discovery	JPIN can obtain network information, including DNS, IP, and proxies.[1]
Enterprise	T1057	Process Discovery	JPIN can list running processes.[1]
Enterprise	T1070.004	File DeletionSub-technique	JPIN's installer/uninstaller component deletes itself if it encounters a version of Windows earlier than Windows XP or identifies security-related processes running.[1]
Enterprise	T1012	Query Registry	JPIN can enumerate Registry keys.[1]
Enterprise	T1197	BITS Jobs	A JPIN variant downloads the backdoor payload via the BITS service.[1]
Enterprise	T1071.003	Mail ProtocolsSub-technique	JPIN can send email over SMTP.[1]
Enterprise	T1083	File and Directory Discovery	JPIN can enumerate drives and their types. It can also change file permissions using cacls.exe.[1]
Enterprise	T1055	Process Injection	JPIN can inject content into lsass.exe to load a module.[1]
Enterprise	T1105	Ingress Tool Transfer	JPIN can download files and upgrade itself.[1]
Enterprise	T1056.001	KeyloggingSub-technique	JPIN contains a custom keylogger.[1]
Enterprise	T1033	System Owner/User Discovery	JPIN can obtain the victim user name.[1]
Enterprise	T1071.002	File Transfer ProtocolsSub-technique	JPIN can communicate over FTP.[1]
Enterprise	T1518.001	Security Software DiscoverySub-technique	JPIN checks for the presence of certain security-related processes and deletes its installer/uninstaller component if it identifies any of them.[1]
Enterprise	T1082	System Information Discovery	JPIN can obtain system information such as OS version and disk space.[1]
Enterprise	T1027	Obfuscated Files or Information	A JPIN uses a encrypted and compressed payload that is disguised as a bitmap within the resource section of the installer.[1]
Enterprise	T1007	System Service Discovery	JPIN can list running services.[1]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

G0068: PLATINUM

PLATINUM is an activity group that has targeted victims since at least 2009. The group has focused on targets associated with governments and related organizations in South and Southeast Asia. [1]

Relationship explorer

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Change history

Object version and sync metadata

The fields below describe the current mirrored snapshot. When Glexia retains multiple ATT&CK source imports, you can open the table to compare the same object across releases (hashes and MITRE timestamps). For MITRE’s own release notes and roadmap, see ATT&CK resources — Updates.

ATT&CK release: 19.2
Object version: 1.1
Created: Apr 18, 2018, 17:59 UTC (UTC+00:00)
Modified: Apr 25, 2025, 14:44 UTC (UTC+00:00)
Raw hash: 6b6faed376a315c7...

Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)

Release	Bundle imported	Object version	Modified	Status	Raw hash
19.2	Aug 6, 2026, 02:58 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.1	Apr 25, 2025, 14:44 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Current bundle	`6b6faed376a3…`
19.1	Jul 14, 2026, 09:14 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.1	Apr 25, 2025, 14:44 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Older bundle	`6b6faed376a3…`

Raw source

Mirrored ATT&CK source object

The raw object is retained through the mirrored ATT&CK source bundle and object hash. The raw endpoint returns the exact object from the mirrored bundle when available.

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Source references

External references and citations

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[1]
Microsoft PLATINUM April 2016
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Hunting Team. (2016, April 29). PLATINUM: Targeted attacks in South and Southeast Asia. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
Open source URL
[2]
JPIN
(Citation: Microsoft PLATINUM April 2016)
[3]
mitre-attackS0201
Open source URL

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