The person at the center of this case
Multiple website owners and U.S. government entities
Cold Case · Open
7 years waiting · since 2018
BEHZAD MOHAMMADZADEH
Justice for Multiple website owners and U.S. government entities — 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 #1What is Behzad Mohammadzadeh's current location and is he still actively defacing websites?
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evidence
Lead #2How did investigators identify and attribute over 1,100 website defacements to a single individual?
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contact
Lead #3What is the connection between Behzad Mohammadzadeh and co-conspirator Marwan Abusrour?
Behzad Mohammadzadeh is wanted 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 as authorities seek information on his whereabouts and continued cyber activities.
Case
#1181
Worldwide (primarily targeting U.S.-hosted websites)
United States District Court, District of Massachusetts; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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clue
Lead #4Are there technical signatures or patterns that could help identify additional victims or ongoing attacks by this actor?
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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
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 United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, indicted Mohammadzadeh and 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:May 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:September 4, 2018
Last Updated:May 10, 2026