Lazarus just moved $7.7M in Bitcoin after hackers stole $577M in 2026

A wallet cluster associated with North Korea’s Lazarus Group transferred 121.5 Bitcoins, worth around $7.74 million, roughly an hour before the blockchain tracker Lookonchain identified the transaction on Thursday. The amount is significant, given that transactions from wallets tied to Lazarus Group generally do not go unnoticed.

The importance lies more in what this kind of movement could imply than its actual value. By April of 2026, North Korea-related hackers made up 76% of all hacking-related cryptocurrency thefts. Even small transactions could be evidence that stolen funds are being laundered once again.

Lazarus wallets stir again

According to Lookonchain, wallets associated with the Lazarus Group moved 121.5 BTC, estimated to be about $7.74 million. However, the company did not reveal the whereabouts of the funds and did not tie it to a specific previous theft.

By itself, the transaction holds little meaning in a market with daily trading volume of tens of billions of dollars. What makes it significant, however, is the wallet in question. Lazarus addresses attract significant scrutiny because each transaction has the potential to move stolen cryptocurrencies closer to conversion into usable money.

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