`175.45.178.222`

175.45.178.222 is an IP address that 4 published sources report in connection with IT Worker Fraud, Contagious Interview and Lazarus Group activity, which public reporting attributes to North Korea (DPRK). It is cited here from Kudelski Security Research, Kudelski Security, Group-IB and Lexfo. The earliest of those reports is dated 2017-05-30 and the most recent 2026-10-18.

ip address IT Worker Fraud Contagious Interview Lazarus Group MATCHED IN SOURCE

First seen 2017-05-30 · last seen 2026-10-18

Network

Kind	fixed line
Network	Star Joint Venture Co. Ltd. (Star Joint Venture Co. Ltd)
Announced by	AS131279 Ryugyong-dong
Country	North Korea

Looked up 2026-09-21 at ip-api.com. A subscriber line, as a person working from home ordinarily has.

Sources

…For example, 175.45.178.222 has been attributed to an attacker team for more than five years, yet the team continues to reuse it, sometimes behind a single proxy and…
Kudelski Security Research — Kudelski Security Research · under “Tracking Public-Facing IP Addresses” · published 2025-03-05 · pulled 2026-09-10
…For example, 175.45.178.222 has been attributed to an attacker team for more than five years, yet the team continues to reuse it, sometimes behind a single proxy and…
DPRK Fake IT Workers: Inside Their Evolving Network Infrastructure - Kudelski Security Research Center — Kudelski Security · under “Tracking Public-Facing IP Addresses” · published 2026-07-17 · pulled 2026-09-12
…However, some sources indicate that the set of IPs 210.52.109.0/24 is assigned to North Korea. 175.45.178.222 refers to a North Korean Internet service provider.…
LAZARUS ARISEN | Group-IB Blog — Group-IB · under “Attack Organizers: Involvement of North Korea” · published 2017-05-30 · pulled 2026-09-12
…Group-IB discovered that Lazarus operators connected to a C&C using two IP addresses from North Korea ( 210.52.109.22 and 175.45.178.222 ).…
The Lazarus Constellation - A study on North-Korean malware — Lexfo · published 2020-10-08 · pulled 2026-09-12

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