45.61.131.218

45.61.131.218 is an IP address that 4 published sources report in connection with Contagious Interview and Lazarus Group activity, which public reporting attributes to North Korea (DPRK). It is cited here from veryserious.systems, Group-IB, ESET and Threat Book. The earliest of those reports is dated 2024-09-04 and the most recent 2026-11-09.

ip address Contagious InterviewLazarus Group MATCHED IN SOURCE

First seen 2024-09-04 · last seen 2026-11-09

Network

Kinddata centre
NetworkRouterHosting LLC (FranTech Solutions)
Announced byAS14956 RouterHosting LLC
CountryUnited States
Flagshosting range

Looked up 2026-09-21 at ip-api.com. A hosting range is not evidence on its own.

Sources

  • …1224, 1244 Travis Mathison, FAMOUS CHOLLIMA 167.88.168.24 — Contagious Interview IOC lists 167.88.160.106 — FOFA tracking 45.61.131.218 — Travis Mathison 45.61.169.99 — Travis Mathison 23.106.253.194 — Travis Mathison 23.106.253.209 — Travis Mathison…
    Breaking down North Korea's continuation of BeaverTail — veryserious.systems · under “Breaking down North Korea's continuation of the BeaverTail campaign” · published 2026-06-13 · pulled 2026-09-09
  • …consolidated network IoCs from published reports related to this long-running campaign. 23.106.253.194 45.61.129.255 45.61.130.0 45.61.131.218 45.61.160.14 45.61.169.187 45.140.147.208 67.203.7.171 67.203.7.245 77.37.37.81 91.92.120.135 95.164.17.24 144.172.74.48 144.172.…
    APT Lazarus: Eager Crypto Beavers, Video calls and Games | Group-IB Blog — Group-IB · under “Supercharge your cybersecurity with Group-IB Threat Intelligence” · published 2024-09-04 · pulled 2026-09-12
  • …45.61.131.218 N/A RouterHosting LLC 2024‑01‑22 BeaverTail/InvisibleFerret C&C and staging server.…
    DeceptiveDevelopment targets freelance developers — ESET · under “Network” · published 2025-02-20 · pulled 2026-09-12
  • …185.235.241.208 23.106.253.194 23.106.253.209 23.106.253.215 23.106.70.154 23.254.244.242 45.140.147.208 45.61.129.255 45.61.130.0 45.61.131.218 45.61.158.54 45.61.158.7 45.61.160.14 45.61.169.187 45.61.169.99 45.89.53.59 46.4.224.205 67.203.0.152 67.203.123.171 67.203.6.17…
    Lazarus' Espionage-related Cryptocurrency Activities Remain Active, With A Significant Amount of Assets Still in Circulation — Threat Book · under “Appendix - IOC” · published 2024-10-23 · pulled 2026-09-12

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