`cryptopunk`

cryptopunk is an alias that 2 published sources report in connection with IT Worker Fraud activity, which public reporting attributes to North Korea (DPRK). It is cited here from Lazarus Group DPRK IT-Worker Registry (lazarus.group).

alias IT Worker Fraud THIRD-PARTY REGISTRY

Listed under Paul Martin, Pete Yama.

First seen unknown · last seen unknown

Sources

Entry in the lazarus.group DPRK IT-worker registry, which asserts that these accounts belong to one operator. The registry publishes no methodology, so this is recorded as its claim and not as a finding of this site. Its evidence links and its cross-references to other operators in the same registry are deliberately not reproduced as indicators.
lazarus.group/team/paul-martin-cryptopunk — Lazarus Group DPRK IT-Worker Registry (lazarus.group) · under “Paul Martin / cryptopunk / gru1125 / FeloniousGru-Super” · pulled 2026-09-09
Entry in the lazarus.group DPRK IT-worker registry, which asserts that these accounts belong to one operator. The registry publishes no methodology, so this is recorded as its claim and not as a finding of this site. Its evidence links and its cross-references to other operators in the same registry are deliberately not reproduced as indicators.
lazarus.group/team/pete-yama — Lazarus Group DPRK IT-Worker Registry (lazarus.group) · under “Pete Yama / Bill Tovitt / cryptopunk / cryptopunkclan / bestsilvertiger / brightdragon0719 / btcwhiz / abcd_0621_ / hunter0409 / building_jk” · pulled 2026-09-09

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Related indicators

Same persona record: Paul Martin

Other identifiers the reporting files under the same persona; 4 of 10 are shown.

All 10 on the Paul Martin page

Same persona record: Pete Yama

Other identifiers the reporting files under the same persona; 4 of 11 are shown.

All 11 on the Pete Yama page

Cited by the same report: lazarus.group/team/paul-martin-cryptopunk

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Cited by the same report: lazarus.group/team/pete-yama

Lazarus Group DPRK IT-Worker Registry (lazarus.group) lists 8 other indicators in this source. 1 are shown, chosen across types.

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