The person at the center of this case
U.S. Government officials, campaign personnel, journalists, and activists targeted by cyber attacks
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2024
MASOUD JALILI
Justice for U.S. Government officials, campaign personnel, journalists, and activists targeted by cyber attacks — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Masoud Jalili's current location and how is he connected to IRGC cyber operations?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific cyber attack methods and tools were used to target U.S. campaign and government personnel?
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person
Lead #3How do Masoud Jalili, Yasar Balaghi, and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri coordinate their alleged cyber activities?
Masoud Jalili is wanted by the FBI for his alleged participation in sophisticated cyber attacks attributed to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and officials involved in Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs from 2019 to present. Federal arrest warrants were issued on September 27, 2024, in Washington, D.C., charging him with conspiracy, wire fraud, identity theft, and material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. His current whereabouts remain unknown, and a $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to his capture.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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Lead #4What Iranian government infrastructure or resources support these alleged APT operations?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Obtain Information from a Protected Computer; Defraud and Obtain a Thing of Value; Commit Fraud Involving Authentication Features; Commit Aggravated Identity Theft; Commit Access Device Fraud; Commit Wire Fraud While Falsely Registering Domains; Wire Fraud; Aggravated Identify Theft; Aiding and Abetting; Material Support to Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Caution: Masoud Jalili, Yasar Balaghi , and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri are wanted for their alleged participation in malicious cyber activity associated with advanced persistent threat (APT) actors affiliated with the Iranian Government’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The alleged IRGC cyber activity targeted various individuals associated with the 2024 United States Presidential Campaigns, as well as personnel with a nexus to Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs, such as current or former senior government officials, senior think tank personnel, journalists, activists, and lobbyists from 2019 to present day.
Federal arrest warrants were issued for each of the men in the United States District Court, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., on September 27, 2024, after they were charged with multiple cyber-related crimes. Remarks: Jalili has ties to Iran.
Timeline of Events
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2019-01-01
Alleged cyber activity begins
IRGC-affiliated APT actors begin targeting U.S. personnel associated with Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs
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2024-09-27
Federal arrest warrants issued
Masoud Jalili, Yasar Balaghi, and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri charged with cyber crimes in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case