The person at the center of this case
Multiple website owners and U.S. government entities (victims of cybercrime)
Cold Case · Open
8 years waiting · since 2018
BEHZAD MOHAMMADZADEH
Justice for Multiple website owners and U.S. government entities (victims of cybercrime) — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Behzad Mohammadzadeh currently located and what is his current operational status?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific malware or code was used to compromise the 51 U.S.-hosted websites and can it be traced to other cybercriminal activities?
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person
Lead #3What is the relationship between Behzad Mohammadzadeh and co-conspirator Marwan Abusrour, and are they working together or independently?
Behzad Mohammadzadeh is wanted by the FBI for allegedly defacing over 1,100 websites worldwide with pro-Iranian and pro-hacker messages beginning in September 2018. He is accused of transmitting malicious code to approximately 51 U.S.-hosted websites, replacing their content with images of General Soleimani and anti-American messages. A federal grand jury indicted him in September 2020, and he remains at large with an active arrest warrant.
Case
#1181
Worldwide (websites targeted globally; indicted in U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
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clue
Lead #4How did Mohammadzadeh maintain access to continue defacing websites from 2018 through the present day without detection?
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contact
Lead #5Who are the known associates, infrastructure providers, or financial backers supporting this ongoing cybercriminal campaign?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer; Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer Caution: Behzad Mohammadzadeh and Marwan Abusrour are wanted for their alleged involvement in criminal activities to include defacing public websites around the world with pro-Iranian and pro-hacker messages. Mohammadzadeh allegedly defaced more than 1100 websites around the world with pro-Iranian and pro-hacker messages, which he began no later than on or about September 4, 2018, and has continued through the present day.
He is also alleged to have transmitted computer code to approximately 51 websites hosted in the United States, and defaced those websites by replacing their content with pictures of the late General Soleimani against a background of the Iranian flag, along with the message, “Down with America.” On September 3, 2020, a grand jury in the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, indicted Mohammadzadeh and Abusrour, and federal arrest warrants were issued for them after they were charged with Conspiracy to Commit Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer and Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer.
Timeline of Events
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2018-09-04
Website defacement campaign begins
Behzad Mohammadzadeh allegedly began defacing websites with pro-Iranian and pro-hacker messages on or about September 4, 2018
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2020-09-03
Federal indictment issued
A grand jury in the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, indicted Mohammadzadeh and Marwan Abusrour for Conspiracy to Commit Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer and Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer
Case Information
Incident:September 4, 2018
Last Updated:October 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:September 4, 2018
Last Updated:October 29, 2026