216.126.229.166

216.126.229.166 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 SafeDep, NVISO, Recorded Future and JPCERT/CC. The earliest of those reports is dated 2025-11-13 and the most recent 2026-11-09.

ip address Contagious InterviewLazarus Group MATCHED IN SOURCE

First seen 2025-11-13 · last seen 2026-11-09

Network

Kinddata centre
NetworkanyNode (RouterHosting LLC)
Announced byAS30823 aurologic GmbH
CountryGermany
Flagshosting range

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

Sources

  • …Other IPs in the same /16 range have been confirmed as Lazarus C2 infrastructure: 216.126.229.166:1224 was flagged by ThreatBook , and 216.126.227.239 was identified by Red Asgard as Contagious Interview FTP infrastructure.…
    Malicious npm Package express-session-js Drops Full RAT Payload - Real-time Open Source Software Supply Chain Security — SafeDep · under “Campaign Attribution: Contagious Interview (DPRK/Lazarus)” · published 2026-04-02 · pulled 2026-09-12
  • …147.124.214.129 147.124.214.131 147.124.214.237 165.140.86.227 172.86.84.38 172.86.98.240 185.153.182.241 185.235.241.208 216.126.229.166 23.106.253.194 23.106.253.215 23.106.253.221 23.106.253.242 23.106.70.154 23.227.202.242 23.227.202.244 23.254.164.156…
    Contagious Interview Actors Now Utilize JSON Storage Services for Malware Delivery — NVISO · under “Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)” · published 2025-11-13 · pulled 2026-09-12
  • …40.86.154 165.140.86.160 165.140.86.181 165.140.86.227 172.86.73.198 172.86.109.49 172.86.113.115 172.86.116.90 172.86.123.55 176.222.52.77 216.126.229.166 GolangGhost C2…
    PurpleBravo’s Targeting of the IT Software Supply Chain — Recorded Future · under “Appendix B: C2 Servers” · published 2026-01-21 · pulled 2026-09-12
  • …66.236 172.86.66.247 172.86.70.173 172.86.93.139 172.86.98.240 173.211.106.101 185.153.182.241 185.235.241.208 191.96.31.38 195.201.172.170 216.126.229.166 23.106.253.194 23.106.253.209 23.106.253.215 23.106.253.221 23.106.253.242 23.106.70.154 23.227.202.244 38.92.47.151 38.92.47.85 38.92.47.9…
    Contagious Interview IoCs — JPCERT/CC · published 2025-08-25 · pulled 2026-09-18

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