The person at the center of this case
U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel, government officials, journalists, and activists
Cold Case · Open
1 year waiting · since 2024
YASAR BALAGHI
Justice for U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel, government officials, journalists, and activists — the trail went cold in 2024, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1What is Balaghi's current location and does he remain in Iran or has he traveled to other countries?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific malware, phishing campaigns, or technical infrastructure has been attributed to Balaghi's cyber operations?
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person
Lead #3How do Balaghi, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and Masoud Jalili coordinate their activities and what are their individual roles in the IRGC cyber operations?
Yasar Balaghi is wanted by the FBI for alleged participation in a sophisticated cyber conspiracy linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting U.S. Presidential Campaign personnel and government officials from 2019 to present. The charges include wire fraud, identity theft, unauthorized computer access, and material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Balaghi remains at large and is believed to have ties to Iran; locating him is critical to disrupting ongoing state-sponsored cyber threats against U.S. political and national security targets.
Case
#1078
United States (distributed targets)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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clue
Lead #4Balaghi may wear a beard—are there any recent photographs or surveillance footage that could aid in identification and apprehension?
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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: 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.
He may wear a beard.
Timeline of Events
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2019
Cyber campaign begins
Alleged IRGC-affiliated APT cyber activity targeting U.S. political and government personnel begins
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2024-09-27
Federal arrest warrant issued
Yasar Balaghi charged in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia with multiple cyber crimes including wire fraud, identity theft, and material support to designated foreign terrorist organization
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