188.40.64.61

188.40.64.61 is an IP address that one published source reports in connection with Contagious Interview activity, which public reporting attributes to North Korea (DPRK). It is cited here from Elastic Security Labs. The report is dated 2026-07-18.

ip address Contagious Interview MATCHED IN SOURCE

First seen 2026-07-18 · last seen 2026-07-18

Network

Kinddata centre
NetworkHetzner Online GmbH (Hetzner)
Announced byAS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
CountryGermany
Flagshosting range

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

Source

  • …Socket.IO RAT C2 file.rightwidth.dev domain-name Windows second-stage download host 195.26.248.212 ipv4 OTTERCOOKIE C2 Server 188.40.64.61 ipv4 OTTERCOOKIE C2 Server References The following were referenced throughout the above research: Contagious Interview malware…
    New North Korean campaign uses fake coding interviews to steal developer credentials — Elastic Security Labs · under “Observables” · published 2026-07-18 · pulled 2026-09-01

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