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

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<p>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:<br /> &#8211; <b>True Classic Tees</b>: <a href="https://trueclassictees.com/lex">https://trueclassictees.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 25% off<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Blinkist</b>: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a> to get 25% off premium</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Hacker And The Fed podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/hacker-and-the-fed/id1649541362">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/hacker-and-the-fed/id1649541362</a><br /> Naxo: <a href="https://naxo.com/who-we-are">https://naxo.com/who-we-are</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (08:05) &#8211; Silk Road<br /> (18:28) &#8211; Mass surveillance<br /> (22:40) &#8211; Operation Onion Peeler<br /> (27:56) &#8211; Hacker Avunit<br /> (38:45) &#8211; Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road<br /> (51:29) &#8211; Edward Snowden<br /> (53:33) &#8211; NSA surveillance<br /> (1:05:40) &#8211; Silk Road murders<br /> (1:14:26) &#8211; Dark web<br /> (1:18:28) &#8211; Ross Ulbricht&#8217;s arrest<br /> (1:26:27) &#8211; Aaron Swartz<br /> (1:29:45) &#8211; Donald Trump and the Mar-a-Lago raid<br /> (1:32:50) &#8211; Tech companies and censorship<br /> (1:41:49) &#8211; War in Ukraine<br /> (1:45:47) &#8211; Anonymous and LulzSec<br /> (1:55:59) &#8211; FBI<br /> (1:59:00) &#8211; Personal threats<br /> (2:04:47) &#8211; Hector Monsegur a.k.a Sabu<br /> (2:17:57) &#8211; Cyber attack threats against civilians<br /> (2:34:45) &#8211; Most secure operating system<br /> (2:38:33) &#8211; Cyber war<br /> (2:46:28) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (2:51:39) &#8211; FBI&#8217;s credibility<br /> (3:00:10) &#8211; Love</p>