The person at the center of this case
Individuals associated with 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaigns and U.S. government/think tank personnel
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2024
MASOUD JALILI
Justice for Individuals associated with 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaigns and U.S. government/think tank personnel — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Jalili's current location and operational status with IRGC cyber units?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific targeting methods and malware were used against 2024 campaign personnel?
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person
Lead #3How do Jalili, Yasar Balaghi, and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri coordinate their cyber operations?
Masoud Jalili is wanted by the FBI for his 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. Federal arrest warrants were issued on September 27, 2024, charging him with conspiracy to obtain information from protected computers, wire fraud, identity theft, and material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. His current whereabouts remain unknown, and authorities seek information leading to his location and arrest.
Case
#1027
United States (targets); Iran (suspected origin)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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Lead #4What communications or financial networks support these alleged IRGC cyber actors?
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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
APT Campaign Begins
Alleged IRGC cyber activity targeting U.S. officials, journalists, and activists begins
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2024-09-27
Federal Arrest Warrants Issued
Masoud Jalili charged with cyber crimes in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:May 13, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2019
Last Updated:May 13, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case