How Ossprey uncovered a 300+ package DPRK Contagious-Interview campaign

2026-07-02 Ossprey

https://www.ossprey.com/blog/how-ossprey-uncovered-a-large-scale-dprk-contagious-interview-campaign

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Ossprey identified 298 active payload URLs associated with the DPRK's Contagious Interview campaign after malicious npm packages led investigators into a JSONkeeper dead-drop namespace. The operation deployed BeaverTail to steal Chromium credentials, cryptocurrency-wallet data, and password-manager data, while a separate 36-sample Node.js RAT cluster used a port-1244 protocol protected by a `ZT3` handshake. Researchers mapped 26 C2 servers and attributed the distinct RAT to the same operator through converging distribution, obfuscation, port, hosting, and infrastructure evidence. A live `buffer-util-internal` npm dropper showed the operator rotating attacker-controlled payloads in real time on 30 June 2026.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
URL http://216.126.225.83/api/servi… 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
URL https://jsonkeeper.com/b/CWOV9 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
URL https://jsonkeeper.com/b/PT0ON 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
URL https://jsonkeeper.com/b/UPCMV 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
URL http://216.126.225.104:5000/dow… 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN wrdpaer.com 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN vuwoner.com 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN ex5jg.cn 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN kxhinl3.ru 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN x22chrome.app 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN x20code.app 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN sizesocket.io 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN logsocket.io 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN gsocket.io 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN x22socket.io 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
DOMAIN x20socket.io 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
HASH ec26774218bc9ba577cab41f1081388… 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
HASH 379406f8a9339f033be1f802002b780… 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
HASH 259fe955fae02f969363637eb267fa0… 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 216.126.225.83 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 216.126.224.168 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 144.172.104.196 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 38.92.47.157 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 38.92.47.175 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 147.124.202.210 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 147.124.202.213 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 45.140.167.218 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 138.201.125.58 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 217.148.142.113 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 23.227.203.192 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 23.227.203.204 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 23.227.202.52 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 23.227.202.51 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 216.126.225.104 2026-07-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 138.201.140.23 2026-06-23 2026-07-02
IPv4 45.59.163.198 2026-06-03 2026-07-02
URL https://jsonkeeper.com/b/BADC6 2026-04-03 2026-07-02
IPv4 216.126.237.71 2026-04-02 2026-07-02
IPv4 147.124.202.225 2026-02-26 2026-07-02
IPv4 95.216.37.186 2026-01-20 2026-07-02
IPv4 45.43.11.199 2026-01-12 2026-07-02
IPv4 88.218.0.78 2025-10-20 2026-07-02
IPv4 23.227.202.244 2025-10-10 2026-07-02
IPv4 146.70.253.107 2025-10-10 2026-07-02
IPv4 45.61.150.31 2025-03-17 2026-07-02
IPv4 5.253.43.122 2025-01-29 2026-07-02

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