The person at the center of this case
Multiple organizations across critical infrastructure, government agencies, and non-profit sectors
Cold Case · Open
4 years waiting · since 2022
MANSOUR AHMADI
Justice for Multiple organizations across critical infrastructure, government agencies, and non-profit sectors — the trail went cold in 2022, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Mansour Ahmadi's current location and network within Iran?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific organizations and critical infrastructure systems were targeted and compromised?
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Lead #3How did Ahmadi coordinate with Ahmad Khatibi Aghda and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari across international borders?
Mansour Ahmadi is wanted for his alleged involvement in a coordinated international cybercrime campaign that compromised hundreds of computer networks between October 2020 and August 2022. The scheme involved unauthorized access to protected networks, data theft, encryption of systems, and extortion of victims across critical infrastructure, government agencies, and non-profits. Ahmadi, believed to reside in Iran and fluent in Farsi, remains at large with a federal indictment issued in August 2022.
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United States District Court for the District of New Jersey; FBI
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Lead #4What communication channels and financial methods were used to receive ransom payments from victims?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers; Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer; Transmitting a Demand in Relation to Damaging a Protected Computer Caution: Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda , and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari are wanted for their alleged involvement in a coordinated campaign which compromised hundreds of computer networks across the United States and abroad. Between October 2020 and August 2022, the three men allegedly gained unauthorized access to protected networks, exfiltrated data, encrypted computer systems, and extorted victims for ransom, causing damage to and disrupting operations of organizations across multiple sectors, including critical infrastructure, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.
On August 10, 2022, a federal grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey, indicted Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity in connection with computers, intentional damage to a protected computer, and transmitting a demand in relation to damaging a protected computer. Remarks: Mansour Ahmadi is known to speak Farsi and reside in Iran.
Timeline of Events
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2020-10-01
Campaign begins
Coordinated cybercrime campaign allegedly begins with unauthorized access to protected networks
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2022-08-10
Federal indictment
Federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey indicts Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, intentional damage to protected computers, and transmitting extortion demands
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Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2020
Last Updated:September 12, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2020
Last Updated:September 12, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case