{"id":7458,"date":"2025-04-03T20:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T20:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonewsdesk.com\/?p=7458"},"modified":"2025-04-03T21:24:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:24:55","slug":"lazarus-group-allegedly-nets-2-51m-from-selling-wrapped-bitcoin-wbtc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonewsdesk.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/lazarus-group-allegedly-nets-2-51m-from-selling-wrapped-bitcoin-wbtc\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazarus Group Allegedly Nets $2.51M from Selling Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>North Korea\u2019s infamous <strong>Lazarus Group<\/strong> has reportedly pocketed a <strong>$2.51 million profit<\/strong> after selling <strong>40.78 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)<\/strong> that it acquired two years ago, according to data from on-chain analytics firm <strong>Spot On Chain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wallet, allegedly linked to Lazarus, sold <strong>40.778 WBTC<\/strong> for <strong>1,847 Ethereum (ETH)<\/strong>, valued at approximately <strong>$3.51 million<\/strong>, marking a <strong>251% gain<\/strong> since its original purchase in <strong>February 2023<\/strong>. At that time, the group had spent <strong>999,900 USDT<\/strong> to buy WBTC at an average price of <strong>$24,521<\/strong> per token.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThey sold 40.78 $WBTC ($3.51M) for a $2.51M profit\u2014after buying it 2 years ago,\u201d Spot On Chain stated in a post on X, attaching links to the transaction data.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the sale, the wallet split <strong>2,507 ETH<\/strong> into three separate transactions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>205 ETH<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>500 ETH<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1,865 ETH<\/strong> \u2014 transferred to another wallet reportedly tied to the group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Growing Pattern of On-Chain Obfuscation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lazarus Group has become notorious for its <strong>elaborate fund-laundering tactics<\/strong>, which often include swapping tokens and distributing funds across multiple wallets. Their activities have intensified scrutiny from blockchain monitoring platforms and cybersecurity agencies worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March, the group made headlines again for reportedly laundering nearly <strong>500,000 ETH<\/strong> \u2014 worth <strong>$1.39 billion<\/strong> \u2014 within 10 days of the <strong>Bybit exchange hack<\/strong>. On one day alone, <strong>$605 million<\/strong> was processed through <strong>THORChain<\/strong>, a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wallet Holds Over $1.1 Billion in Crypto<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong>Arkham Intelligence<\/strong>, a wallet linked to Lazarus currently holds approximately <strong>$1.1 billion<\/strong> in crypto assets. These include major allocations in <strong>Bitcoin (BTC)<\/strong>, <strong>Ethereum (ETH)<\/strong>, and <strong>Tether (USDT)<\/strong> \u2014 a sign of the group&#8217;s continued reliance on large-cap cryptocurrencies for operational liquidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broader Threat from North Korean Cyber Tactics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Google Threat Intelligence Group<\/strong> recently warned of increased efforts by North Korean IT workers to infiltrate <strong>tech and crypto firms across Europe<\/strong>, often acting as internal access points for state-sponsored cyberattacks. These workers, often posing as freelance developers or engineers, are believed to play a crucial role in enabling hacks like those attributed to Lazarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a history of targeting crypto platforms for geopolitical funding, the Lazarus Group continues to be one of the most <strong>well-resourced and evasive<\/strong> hacking collectives linked to a national government. Their recent WBTC sale adds yet another example of how illicitly obtained assets are actively being moved and monetized in the open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As international regulators and blockchain surveillance firms increase scrutiny, Lazarus&#8217; activities serve as a stark reminder of the challenges in securing digital assets against <strong>state-sponsored threats<\/strong> in the decentralized world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea\u2019s infamous Lazarus Group has reportedly pocketed a $2.51 million profit after selling 40.78 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) that it acquired two years ago, according to data from on-chain analytics firm Spot On Chain. The wallet, allegedly linked to Lazarus, sold 40.778 WBTC for 1,847 Ethereum (ETH), valued at approximately $3.51 million, marking a 251%&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,70],"tags":[69,313,93],"class_list":["post-7458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-finance","tag-bitcoin","tag-lazarus","tag-wallet"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lazarus Group Sells 40.78 WBTC for $2.51M Profit Amid Ongoing Crypto Laundering Concerns<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"North Korea\u2019s Lazarus Group nets $2.51M profit after selling 40.78 WBTC, highlighting ongoing crypto laundering tactics and growing security concerns in the DeFi 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