The person at the center of this case
United States financial sector and critical infrastructure
Cold Case · Open
10 years waiting · since 2016
HAMID FIROOZI
Justice for United States financial sector and critical infrastructure — the trail went cold in 2016, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Hamid Firoozi currently located and what is his current status in Iran?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific infrastructure did Firoozi procure and which servers were used to coordinate the attacks?
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person
Lead #3What is Firoozi's relationship to ITSecTeam and other individuals involved in the conspiracy?
Hamid Firoozi is wanted for his alleged role in coordinating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against U.S. financial institutions and companies between 2011 and 2013, as well as an intrusion into the Bowman Avenue Dam's control systems in New York in 2013. He allegedly procured computer infrastructure used by an Iranian IT company to direct these cyberattacks. Firoozi remains at large and is believed to be in Iran; locating him requires international cooperation and intelligence sharing.
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United States District Court, Southern District of New York; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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location
Lead #4Why was the Bowman Avenue Dam specifically targeted and what was the objective of that intrusion?
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clue
Lead #5Can digital forensics or international intelligence identify Firoozi's communications or financial transactions related to the scheme?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit, and Aid and Abet, Computer Intrusion; Unauthorized Access to a Protected Computer Caution: Hamid Firoozi 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. Firoozi allegedly procured computer server infrastructure in the United States and elsewhere that was then used by ITSecTeam, an Iranian information technology company, to allegedly coordinate and direct the DDoS attacks.
Firoozi is also charged for his alleged involvement in an intrusion into the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems of the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye, New York, during late 2013. On January 21, 2016, a grand jury in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, indicted Firoozi for his 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; and unauthorized access to a protected computer.
Remarks: Firoozi 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 distributed denial of service attacks against U.S. financial sector and companies commence
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2013-12-31
Bowman Avenue Dam intrusion
Alleged intrusion into SCADA systems of Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye, New York during late 2013
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2016-01-21
Federal indictment
Grand jury in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York indicts Firoozi; federal warrant issued for arrest
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2011
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2011
Last Updated:June 15, 2026