The person at the center of this case
Multiple victims including individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations, universities, and government agencies in the United States and other countries
Cold Case · Open
6 years waiting · since 2020
HOOMAN HEIDARIAN
Justice for Multiple victims including individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations, universities, and government agencies in the United States and other countries — the trail went cold in 2020, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Why is Heidarian believed to be in Hamedan, Iran, and what international cooperation efforts exist to locate and extradite him?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific networks, organizations, and government agencies were targeted, and what sensitive data was exfiltrated?
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person
Lead #3Who is co-conspirator Mehdi Farhadi, and what is his current status in the investigation?
Hooman Heidarian is wanted by the FBI for his alleged role in a sophisticated cybercrime conspiracy involving unauthorized access to computer networks, website defacement, data theft, and identity fraud targeting individuals, corporations, universities, and government agencies across the United States and internationally. The conspiracy allegedly funded itself through stolen credit card information and identities of U.S. persons. Heidarian was indicted on September 15, 2020, in the District of New Jersey and is believed to be residing in Hamedan, Iran, making his apprehension a matter of ongoing international law enforcement concern.
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United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4How were stolen credit card information and identities used to fund the cybercriminal activities?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers; Computer Fraud - Unauthorized Access to Protected Computers; Computer Fraud – Unauthorized Damage to Protected Computers; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Access Device Fraud; Aggravated Identity Theft Caution: Hooman Heidarian is wanted for his alleged involvement in malicious cyber activity affecting networks and individuals in the United States and other countries, to include defacing of websites, exfiltration of sensitive data, and unauthorized access to computer networks. Heidarian has also allegedly stolen credit card information and identities of United States persons to fund these illicit activities.
Heidarian has allegedly targeted a variety of victims, to include individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations, universities, and government agencies both in the United States and overseas. On September 15, 2020, a federal grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, indicted Hooman Heidarian on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers, computer fraud - unauthorized access to protected computers, computer fraud – unauthorized damage to protected computers, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
The District of New Jersey also issued a federal arrest warrant for both Hooman Heidarian and his co-conspirator Mehdi Farhadi . Remarks: Heidarian is known to reside in Hamedan, Iran.
Timeline of Events
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2020-09-15
Federal Indictment Issued
A federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey indicted Hooman Heidarian on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers, computer fraud, unauthorized access, unauthorized damage, wire fraud conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
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Case Information
Incident:September 15, 2020
Last Updated:October 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:September 15, 2020
Last Updated:October 29, 2026