162.0.239.85

162.0.239.85 is an IP address that 2 published sources report in connection with Contagious Interview activity, which public reporting attributes to North Korea (DPRK). It is cited here from Jamf Threat Labs and Newton Paul. The earliest of those reports is dated 2026-09-11 and the most recent 2026-10-29.

ip address Contagious Interview MATCHED IN SOURCE

First seen 2026-09-11 · last seen 2026-10-29

Network

Kinddata centre
NetworkNamecheap, Inc.
Announced byAS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Flagshosting range

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

Sources

  • …com.apple.quarantine from the standard binary (Mole) Launches the app as a decoy with open -a Curls down /task/mac from C2 at 162.0.239.85 The modified application is effectively set up to run the .macos executable upon double-clicking the app, which then goes on to display…
    Contagious Interview: Trojanized macOS Installers — Jamf Threat Labs · under “Stage 1: trojanized apps” · published 2026-09-03 · pulled 2026-09-11
  • …decoys 2026-10-26 162.0.239.85:3000 Access permanently suspended.…
    DPRK's Contagious Interview Meets ErrTraffic — Newton Paul · under “4. Fake Crypto Company Sites” · published 2026-10-29 · pulled 2026-11-12

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