The person at the center of this case
United States financial sector and companies (victims of DDoS attacks)
Cold Case · Open
10 years waiting · since 2016
AMIN SHOKOHI
Justice for United States financial sector and companies (victims of DDoS attacks) — the trail went cold in 2016, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Why did Shokohi work for ITSecTeam, and what was the company's role in the conspiracy?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific U.S. financial institutions and companies were targeted, and what was the impact of the attacks?
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clue
Lead #3How was Shokohi identified and linked to the botnet construction and malware authorship?
Amin Shokohi, an Iranian computer hacker employed by ITSecTeam, is wanted for his role in a coordinated conspiracy to conduct distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against U.S. financial institutions and companies between 2011 and 2013. He allegedly designed botnets, authored attack scripts, created malware, and obtained bot shells used in the attacks. Shokohi was indicted on January 21, 2016, by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York, and remains at large, believed to be residing in Iran.
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Iran
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / United States District Court, Southern District of New York
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location
Lead #4Is Shokohi still residing in Iran, and has he attempted to leave the country?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit, and Aid and Abet, Computer Intrusion Caution: Amin Shokohi is wanted for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to conduct a coordinated campaign of distributed denial of service ("DDoS") attacks against the United States financial sector and other United States companies from 2011 through 2013. Shokohi was a computer hacker who worked for ITSecTeam, an Iranian information technology company.
He allegedly helped build the botnet that was used to direct the DDoS attacks, and authored attack scripts and created malware that were used to engage in the attacks. Shokohi also allegedly obtained bot shells that were used in the DDoS attacks.
On January 21, 2016, a grand jury in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, indicted Shokohi for his alleged involvement in the scheme and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest after he was charged with conspiracy to commit, and aid and abet, computer intrusion. Remarks: Shokohi is known to speak Farsi and is thought to be living in Iran.
Timeline of Events
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2011-01-01
DDoS Campaign Begins
Coordinated campaign of distributed denial of service attacks against U.S. financial sector and companies begins
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2013-12-31
DDoS Campaign Ends
Coordinated campaign of distributed denial of service attacks continues through 2013
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2016-01-21
Federal Indictment
Grand jury in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, indicts Amin Shokohi for conspiracy to commit and aid and abet computer intrusion; federal warrant issued for arrest
Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2011
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2011
Last Updated:April 29, 2026