The person at the center of this case
Multiple victims: 144 U.S. universities, 176 foreign universities, 5 U.S. government agencies, 36 U.S. private companies, 11 foreign companies, and 2 international NGOs
Cold Case · Open
8 years waiting · since 2018
ABUZAR GOHARI MOQADAM
Justice for Multiple victims: 144 U.S. universities, 176 foreign universities, 5 U.S. government agencies, 36 U.S. private companies, 11 foreign companies, and 2 international NGOs — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Why has Moqadam remained at large in Iran despite the 2018 indictment, and what is his current operational status?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific proprietary data and research was stolen, and how has it been used by Iranian government entities?
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Lead #3Who are the known associates and co-conspirators within the Mabna Institute still involved in similar activities?
Abuzar Gohari Moqadam is wanted for his role in a sophisticated cybercrime conspiracy that targeted over 144 U.S. universities, 176 foreign universities, and numerous government agencies and private companies to steal proprietary data and research. Working as an associate of Iran's Mabna Institute, he allegedly obtained unauthorized access to computer systems and sold stolen information to Iranian customers, including the Iranian government and Revolutionary Guard Corps. Despite an indictment issued in February 2018 by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Moqadam remains at large and believed to be residing in Iran.
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4What methods did Moqadam use to gain unauthorized access to these institutions, and are those vulnerabilities still being exploited?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Computer Hacking; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Computer Fraud - Unauthorized Access for Private Financial Gain; Wire Fraud; Aggravated Identity Theft Caution: Abuzar Gohari Moqadam is wanted for his alleged involvement in criminal activities, including obtaining unauthorized access to computer systems, stealing proprietary data from those systems, and selling that stolen data to Iranian customers such as Iranian universities and the Iranian government. Moqadam was an associate of the Mabna Institute , a private government contractor based in the Islamic Republic of Iran that performed this work for the Iranian government, at the behest of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Victims of the scheme included approximately 144 universities in the United States, 176 foreign universities in 21 countries, five federal and state government agencies in the United States, 36 private companies in the United States, 11 foreign private companies, and two international non-governmental organizations. On February 7, 2018, a grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted Moqadam on computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges, and a federal arrest warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Remarks: Moqadam is known to speak Farsi and resides in Iran.
Timeline of Events
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2018-02-07
Federal Grand Jury Indictment
Grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted Moqadam on computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges; federal arrest warrant issued
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Case Information
Incident:February 7, 2018
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:February 7, 2018
Last Updated:June 15, 2026