The person at the center of this case
Roozbeh Sabahi (fugitive suspect)
Cold Case · Open
8 years waiting · since 2018
ROOZBEH SABAHI
Justice for Roozbeh Sabahi (fugitive suspect) — the trail went cold in 2018, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Sabahi is believed to reside in Iran and speaks Farsi—what is his current location and status within Iranian government or contractor networks?
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evidence
Lead #2Stolen proprietary data from 144 U.S. universities and 176 foreign universities was sold to Iranian entities—can investigators trace the data sales and identify Iranian recipients?
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location
Lead #3What role did the Mabna Institute play in directing the hacking operations, and are other contractors or operatives still active?
Roozbeh Sabahi is a contractor wanted for his role in a sophisticated cyber espionage scheme that targeted approximately 144 U.S. universities, 176 foreign universities, and numerous government agencies and private companies. Working for the Mabna Institute on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Sabahi allegedly hacked computer systems, stole proprietary data, and sold it to Iranian customers. He remains at large in Iran, and investigators seek information about his current location and any ongoing criminal activities.
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#988
Iran
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4Approximately 36 private U.S. companies and 11 foreign private companies were victimized—have all victims been identified and notified of the breach?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Computer Hacking; Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Computer Fraud - Unauthorized Access for Private Financial Gain; Wire Fraud; Aggravated Identity Theft Caution: Roozbeh Sabahi is wanted for his alleged involvement in criminal activities, including obtaining unauthorized access to computer systems, stealing proprietary data from those systems, and selling that stolen data to Iranian customers such as Iranian universities and the Iranian government. Sabahi was a contractor for the Mabna Institute , a private government contractor based in the Islamic Republic of Iran that performed this work for the Iranian government, at the behest of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Victims of the scheme included approximately 144 universities in the United States, 176 foreign universities in 21 countries, five federal and state government agencies in the United States, 36 private companies in the United States, 11 foreign private companies, and two international non-governmental organizations. On February 7, 2018, a grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted Sabahi on computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges, and a federal arrest warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Remarks: Sabahi is known to speak Farsi and resides in Iran.
Timeline of Events
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2018-02-07
Federal Indictment Issued
Grand jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted Sabahi on computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges; federal arrest warrant issued
Case Information
Incident:February 7, 2018
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:February 7, 2018
Last Updated:April 29, 2026