The person at the center of this case
Websites and computer systems targeted by hackers
Cold Case · Open
9 years waiting · since 2016
MARWAN ABUSROUR
Justice for Websites and computer systems targeted by hackers — the trail went cold in 2016, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Marwan Abusrour's current location and how has he evaded capture since the September 2020 indictment?
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person
Lead #2What is the nature of the relationship and division of labor between Abusrour and co-conspirator Behzad Mohammadzadeh?
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evidence
Lead #3What technical methods and tools did Abusrour use to compromise and deface 337+ websites across different platforms and jurisdictions?
Marwan Abusrour, a self-described black hat hacker, is wanted for allegedly defacing at least 337 websites worldwide with pro-Iranian, pro-Islamic, and pro-Palestinian messages between June 2016 and July 2020. Working with co-conspirator Behzad Mohammadzadeh, Abusrour targeted public websites in a coordinated campaign of computer intrusions. A federal grand jury in Massachusetts indicted both men in September 2020 on charges of conspiracy and intentional damage to protected computers, and they remain at large.
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United States District Court, District of Massachusetts; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4Are there identifiable patterns in which websites were targeted that could reveal Abusrour's current activities or whereabouts?
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Official wording
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Conspiracy to Commit Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer; Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer Caution: Marwan Abusrour and Behzad Mohammadzadeh are wanted for their alleged involvement in criminal activities to include defacing public websites around the world with pro-Iranian and pro-hacker messages. Abusrour was a self-described spammer, carder, and black hat hacker who allegedly defaced at least 337 web sites around the world with pro-Islamic, pro-Palestinian, and pro-hacker messages, which he began no later than on or about June 6, 2016, and continued through at least in or about July 2020.
On September 3, 2020, a grand jury in the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, indicted Abusrour and Mohammadzadeh, 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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2016-06-06
Website defacement campaign begins
Marwan Abusrour begins defacing websites with pro-Islamic, pro-Palestinian, and pro-hacker messages
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2020-07-31
Campaign continues through July 2020
Defacement activity documented through at least July 2020
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2020-09-03
Federal indictment issued
Grand jury in U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts indicts Abusrour and Mohammadzadeh for conspiracy to commit intentional damage to protected computers and intentional damage to protected computers
Case Information
Incident:June 6, 2016
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:June 6, 2016
Last Updated:April 29, 2026