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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2024
- Nationality
- Iranian
- Checked
Hossein Harooni
Hossein Harooni, an Iranian national, is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2024. He is wanted for: Computer Fraud; Wire Fraud; Aggravated Identity Theft. The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading directly to the identification or location of Hossein Harooni.
He is described as 1.73 m tall, weighing about 73 kg, with brown eyes and brown hair. Born on 9 November 1989 in Iran, he would now be 36.
- Cybercrime
- Fraud or forgery
- Robbery, theft or burglary
Charges, as published
- Computer Fraud
- Wire Fraud
- Aggravated Identity Theft
Reward
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading directly to the identification or location of Hossein Harooni.
Case details, as published by FBI
Hossein Harooni is wanted for his alleged involvement in malicious cyber activity against United States companies and individuals between May of 2017 and October of 2021. Harooni allegedly procured digital infrastructure in furtherance of cyber-attacks and acted as a network administrator in support of malicious cyber activity. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Harooni in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, after he was charged with Computer Fraud; Wire Fraud; and Aggravated Identity Theft.
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