The person at the center of this case
Multiple organizations and government agencies
Cold Case · Open
3 years waiting · since 2022
MANSOUR AHMADI
Justice for Multiple organizations and government agencies — the trail went cold in 2022, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Mansour Ahmadi currently located and what resources is he using to evade capture?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific organizations and critical infrastructure were targeted, and how much ransom was successfully extorted?
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contact
Lead #3Who are Ahmad Khatibi Aghda and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari, and are they still operating together?
Mansour Ahmadi is wanted by the FBI for his alleged involvement in a coordinated international cybercrime campaign that compromised hundreds of computer networks between October 2020 and August 2022. The conspiracy targeted critical infrastructure, government agencies, and non-profit organizations across the United States and abroad, with victims extorted for ransom after their data was stolen and systems encrypted. Ahmadi, believed to reside in Iran and fluent in Farsi, remains at large and is sought for conspiracy to commit fraud, intentional damage to protected computers, and extortion related to computer crimes.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Lead #4What technical methods and tools did the conspiracy use to compromise networks and encrypt systems?
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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 network access
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2022-08-10
Federal indictment
Federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey indicts Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari
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Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2020
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 1, 2020
Last Updated:June 15, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case