g_privacy_2023_KEYNOTE-5.pdf (6 MB)

The virtual-asset hacking presentation reviews techniques and losses associated with major cryptocurrency incidents, including Liquid, Axie Infinity/Ronin Bridge, Harmony, and Qubit. It cites 2022 crypto-crime figures showing illicit virtual-asset transaction volume at about 20.2 billion dollars and hacked cryptocurrency losses at about 3.8 billion dollars. The material identifies North Korea as a major driver of the 2022 surge in cryptocurrency hacking and discusses laundering through mixers, ransomware payments, dark-net markets, scams, and the difficulty of attribution in decentralized financial systems.