The person at the center of this case
Multiple victims including 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government/think tank officials
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2024
MASOUD JALILI
Justice for Multiple victims including 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government/think tank 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 the IRGC cyber operations?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific malware, phishing campaigns, or intrusion techniques were used in the attacks on campaign and government personnel?
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person
Lead #3Who are the co-conspirators Yasar Balaghi and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and what are their specific roles in the cyber operations?
Masoud Jalili is wanted by the FBI for alleged participation in sophisticated cyber attacks linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting individuals associated with the 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaigns and personnel with connections to Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs. The attacks, which occurred from 2019 to present day, involved conspiracy to obtain protected computer information, wire fraud, identity theft, and material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Federal arrest warrants were issued on September 27, 2024, and authorities seek information on Jalili's whereabouts and activities.
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#1027
United States (targeting operations)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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Lead #4What communications or coordination occurred between Jalili and other IRGC-affiliated actors during the campaign targeting?
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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
IRGC Cyber Campaign Begins
Alleged malicious cyber activity associated with IRGC-affiliated APT actors begins targeting U.S. personnel
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2024-09-27
Federal Arrest Warrants Issued
Masoud Jalili, Yasar Balaghi, and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri charged with multiple cyber-related crimes in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:September 11, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:September 11, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case