The person at the center of this case
Multiple targets including 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government officials
Cold Case · Open
2 years waiting · since 2024
MASOUD JALILI
Justice for Multiple targets including 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government officials — 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 malware, tools, or techniques were used in the attacks on 2024 campaign personnel?
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person
Lead #3How do Jalili, Balaghi, and Aghamiri coordinate their cyber activities and what are their individual roles?
Masoud Jalili is wanted by the FBI for alleged participation in sophisticated cyber attacks linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting U.S. presidential campaign personnel and officials with expertise in Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs from 2019 to present. Federal charges include conspiracy to obtain protected computer information, wire fraud, identity theft, and material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The case remains active as investigators work to locate Jalili, who has ties to Iran and is believed to be part of a coordinated cyber espionage operation.
Case
#1027
United States (distributed targets)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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Lead #4Why did the IRGC-affiliated cyber activity specifically target 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel?
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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
Cyber activity begins
IRGC-affiliated APT actors begin targeting individuals associated with Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs
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2024-09-27
Federal charges filed
Masoud Jalili, Yasar Balaghi, and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri charged in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia with multiple cyber-related crimes
Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:October 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:October 29, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case