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Lazarus Group, the notorious hacking group from North Korea, has reportedly made a significant offloading to get huge profit. As per the data from Spot On Chain, Lazarus Group has sold up to $3.51 in $WBTC, getting significant gains of nearly $2.51M. The on-chain analytics firm took to social media to offer insights into Lazarus Groupâs $WBTC sell-off.
The data mentions that Lazarus Group offloaded 40.78 $WBTC to get a +251% profit, accounting for $2.51M. In exchange for the above-mentioned amount in $WBTC, they acquired nearly 1,857 $ETH. The respective purchase took place at $86,170 as an average per-coin price. The respective sale reportedly takes place a couple of years after the initial acquisition of the $WBTC holdings.
The Lazarus-linked wallet â0x784âŠ..176d5â originally purchased nearly 40.78 $WBTC back in February 2023. At the time, they spent a cumulative 999,900 $USDT tokens for that purchase, signifying $24,521 as a per-$WBTC price. Following that, Lazarus Group recently sold the respective holdings at Ethereumâs recent price increase. As a result of this offloading, they obtained a total margin of nearly 251% over 2 years. The hacking group executed several transactions to offload the $WBTC holdings on April 2, 2025.
According to Spot On Chain, this strategic $WBTC sell-off highlights Lazarus Groupâs use of several addresses for the obfuscation of the track of illegally acquired funds. Lazarus Group has been associated with countless high-profile heists in the cyber world, including the attacks on DeFi platforms and crypto exchanges. The latest transaction triggers concerns among the worldwide regulators while Lazarus Group keeps exploiting the crypto sector.
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