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Multiple targets associated with 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaigns and Iranian/Middle Eastern affairs personnel
Cold Case · Open - Active Wanted
1 year waiting · since 2024
YASAR BALAGHI
Justice for Multiple targets associated with 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaigns and Iranian/Middle Eastern affairs personnel — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Yasar Balaghi's current location and does he remain at large?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific malware, phishing campaigns, or data exfiltration methods were used in the alleged IRGC cyber operations?
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person
Lead #3How are Balaghi, Aghamiri, and Jalili connected organizationally within IRGC cyber units?
Yasar Balaghi is wanted by the FBI for alleged participation in a sophisticated cyber conspiracy linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Between 2019 and present day, he and co-conspirators allegedly targeted individuals associated with the 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaigns and personnel with ties to Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs, including government officials, think tank experts, journalists, and activists. Federal arrest warrants were issued on September 27, 2024, in Washington, D.C., for multiple cyber crimes including wire fraud, identity theft, and unauthorized computer access.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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Lead #4What intelligence links these individuals to specific Iranian government cyber infrastructure or command structures?
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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: Yasar Balaghi, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri , and Masoud Jalili 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: Balaghi has ties to Iran.
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Timeline of Events
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2019
Alleged cyber activity begins
IRGC-affiliated APT actors begin targeting U.S. political and government personnel
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2024-09-27
Federal arrest warrants issued
Yasar Balaghi, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and Masoud Jalili 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