North Korean Hackers Profit from Recent Cryptocurrency Sale

According to Odaily, the Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking organization, recently sold 40.78 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), valued at approximately $3.51 million. The group made a profit of $2.51 million from this transaction. Initially, they purchased the WBTC in February 2023 for around $999,900 at a price of $24,521 per WBTC. Twelve hours ago, they converted the WBTC into 1,857 Ethereum (ETH) and subsequently distributed the ETH across three different wallets.