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#340 – Chris Tarbell: FBI Agent Who Took Down Silk Road

Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.713K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 183 minutes

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Chris Tarbell is a former FBI special agent and cybercrime investigation specialist who brought down Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road, and Hector Monsegur (aka Sabu) of LulzSec and Anonymous. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – True Classic Tees: https://trueclassictees.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Hacker And The Fed podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/hacker-and-the-fed/id1649541362 Naxo: https://naxo.com/who-we-are PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify:

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0:00.0

The following is a conversation with Chris Tarbel, a former FBI special agent and cybercrime

0:05.2

specialist who tracked down and arrested Russ Auburt, the leader of Silk Road, the billion

0:11.7

dollar drug marketplace.

0:13.9

And he tracked down and arrested Hector Monsugur, aka Sabu, of Lalsek and Anonymous, which

0:21.0

is some of the most influential hacker groups in history.

0:24.5

He is co-founder of Naxo, a complex cybercrime investigation firm, and is a co-host of a

0:31.0

podcast called The Hacker and The Fed.

0:34.4

This conversation gives the perspective of the FBI cybercrime investigator, both the

0:39.7

technical and the human story.

0:42.0

I would also like to interview people on the other side.

0:45.3

The cybercriminals who have been caught, and perhaps the cybercriminals who have not

0:50.2

been caught, and are still out there.

0:54.3

And now, a quick few second mention of each sponsor.

0:57.0

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1:00.8

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1:14.3

And now onto the full lad reads, as always no ads in the middle, I try to make this interesting.

1:19.3

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1:24.1

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1:26.8

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