Fmr. Binance Head & IRS Agent Held Hostage By The Nigerian Government. Tigran Gambaryan's Story.
About this episode
Tigran Gambaryan shares his harrowing experience of being held hostage by the Nigerian government while representing Binance.
Tigran Gambaryan was a special agent with the IRS Criminal Investigation Division from 2011 to 2021, and helped seize more than $2.2 billion dollars worth of illicit funding. After that, he worked for Binance and served as the Head of Financial Crime Compliance. In 2024, Tigran was invited by the Nigerian government to participate in a policy meeting on behalf of Binance, and was unlawfully held hostage by officials for crimes they believed Binance to have committed. In this episode, Gambaryan joins host Heather Engel to discuss his experience. • For more on cybersecurity, visit us at https://cybersecurityventures.com
People in this episode
Host: Heather Engel
Guest: Tigran Gambaryan
Topics covered
- cybercrime
- financial crime
- hostage situation
- Binance
- IRS
- policy meeting
Keywords
- Tigran Gambaryan
- Binance
- IRS
- Nigerian government
- financial crime
- cybercrime
- hostage
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: IRS Criminal Investigation Division, Binance
Places: Nigerian government
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