45.86.208.162
45.86.208.162 is an IP address
that 7 published sources report
in connection with Contagious Interview, IT Worker Fraud and APT38 activity, which public reporting
attributes to North Korea (DPRK).
It is cited here from SentinelOne, Sekoia.io Threat Detection & Research / Kudelski Security, Kudelski Security Research, Silent Push, Recorded Future and Spur.
The earliest of those reports is dated 2024-12-19 and the most recent 2026-10-18.
ip address Contagious InterviewIT Worker FraudAPT38 MATCHED IN SOURCE
Network
| Kind | Astrill VPN |
|---|---|
| Network | Clouvider Limited |
| Announced by | AS62240 Clouvider |
| Country | United States |
| Flags | hosting range, known proxy or VPN |
Sources
-
…A significant portion of the IP addresses used for registration, such as 194.33.45.162 , 70.39.70.194 , 70.32.3.15 , 38.170.181.10 , and 45.86.208.162 , have been associated with Astrill VPN, a VPN service popular among North Korean threat clusters. Additionally, even before the account…
Contagious Interview | North Korean Threat Actors Reveal Plans and Ops by Abusing Cyber Intel Platforms | SentinelOne — SentinelOne -
…node used by DPRK fake IT workers Campaign and cluster source Source 23.237.102.130 37.120.154.98 38.75.137.97 45.86.208.162 50.7.159.34 91.239.130.102 103.214.44.138 167.88.61.117 185.135.76.89 188.43.33.252 211.21.6.181 Contagious…
Beyond Lazarus: How North Korea Organizes Its Cyber Operations — Sekoia.io Threat Detection & Research / Kudelski Security -
…fake IT workers Campaign + Source of the cluster Source 23.237.102.130 37.120.154.98 38.75.137.97 45.86.208.162 50.7.159.34 91.239.130.102 103.214.44.138 167.88.61.117 185.135.76.89 188.43.33.252 211.211.6.181 Contagious…
Kudelski Security Research — Kudelski Security Research -
…198.255.45.131 199.115.99.34 204.188.233.66 208.115.228.234 209.127.117.234 23.106.161.1 23.106.169.120 38.170.181.10 38.32.68.195 45.86.208.162 66.118.255.35 70.32.3.15 70.39.103.3 70.39.70.194 77.247.126.189 91.239.130.102 Investigating BlockNovas’ GitHub…
Silent Push uncovered Contagious Interview front company scam — Silent Push -
…4 204.188.233.66 208.115.228.234 209.127.117.234 23.106.161.1 23.106.169.120 23.83.129.1 38.170.181.10 38.32.68.195 38.75.137.213 45.86.208.162 66.118.255.35 70.32.3.15 70.36.99.82 70.39.103.3 70.39.70.194 74.222.14.83 77.247.126.189 91.239.130.102 Related…
Silent Push Pivots into New Lazarus Group Infrastructure, Acquires Sensitive Intel Related to $1.4B ByBit Hack and Past Attacks — Silent Push -
…38.32.68.195 38.75.136.211 38.75.137.97 38.75.137.213 43.230.201.57 43.230.201.68 45.126.210.144 45.145.68.10 45.250.255.59 45.250.255.140 45.86.208.162 50.2.184.50 50.7.159.34 50.7.251.66 50.118.211.10 51.195.140.214 60.234.42.250 60.249.92.67 61.218.132.193 61.218.138.181 61.219.114.7 61.2…
PurpleBravo’s Targeting of the IT Software Supply Chain — Recorded Future -
These are the exit addresses of a commercial VPN service with customers everywhere. An address on this list says that a connection came through Astrill, which DPRK IT workers are documented to favour; it does not say who was behind the connection, and the great majority of traffic through these exits is ordinary customers. Treat a match as a reason to look at the account behind it, not as evidence about the person. The list is a snapshot of the addresses active on 19 December 2024; VPN exits are reassigned over time, so an address here may since have been returned to its hosting provider and given to someone else. The list is Spur's and is carried here as published.
Astrill VPN and DPRK Remote Worker Fraud — Spur
Find this indicator in the index, or see every IP address this site holds under IP addresses in the browse listing.
Related indicators
Cited by the same report: Contagious Interview | North Korean Threat Actors Reveal Plans and Ops by Abusing Cyber Intel Platforms | SentinelOne
All 46 indicators from this source
Cited by the same report: Beyond Lazarus: How North Korea Organizes Its Cyber Operations
All 13 indicators from this source