Top Iranian cybercriminal on FBI most wanted list reportedly killed in US-Israeli strike

A apical Iranian hacker agelong wanted by the FBI was killed past week pursuing a associated Israeli onslaught connected Iran, according to an Iranian media outlet.

Mohammad Mehdi Farhadi Ramin, an Iranian antheral accused of stealing the identities of American citizens and accessing nationalist information data, died successful the metropolis of Hamadan, Iran International said, adding that his ceremonial was held connected Monday.

Farhadi had been wanted by U.S. authorities since 2020 for his "alleged engagement successful malicious cyber activity" dating backmost to astatine slightest 2013, according to the FBI. 

Among his alleged crimes, Farhadi reportedly targeted companies, universities, U.S. defence contractors, and nonprofits to entree delicate data. Authorities accidental helium besides stole recognition paper accusation and Social Security numbers belonging to U.S. citizens to money illicit activities, portion selling immoderate of the stolen information connected the achromatic market.

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Mehdi Farhadi has been wanted by U.S. authorities since 2020. (FBI)

Ramin was archetypal indicted connected Sept. 15, 2020, by a national expansive assemblage successful Newark, New Jersey, for his alleged engagement successful a massive, coordinated cyber intrusion run connected behalf of the Iranian government.

Ramin and a co‑defendant reportedly vandalized websites with ideological messaging meant to task Iranian influence, including images of burning Israeli flags and threats that appeared to "signal the demise" of countries viewed arsenic rivals to Iran, including the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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An aerial presumption shows the cityscape of Hamadan, Iran, connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Mobina / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

"They brazenly infiltrated machine systems and targeted intelligence spot and often sought to intimidate perceived enemies of Iran, including dissidents warring for quality rights successful Iran and astir the world," the Justice Department antecedently said. 

"This behaviour threatens our nationalist security, and arsenic a result, these defendants are wanted by the FBI and are considered fugitives from justice."

An FBI wanted poster alleges that Mehdi Farhadi committed "malicious cyber activity" targeting the U.S. and different countries. (FBI)

Authorities alleged that the fishy besides compromised email accounts by creating hidden automated forwarding rules that secretly sent each incoming and outgoing emails straight to him and his co-conspirators.

Top Iranian hacker Mehdi Farhadi was reportedly killed past week successful Iran.  (FBI)

Officials emphasized that these actions allowed Iran to entree a monolithic measurement of stolen information, including hundreds of terabytes of information related to nationalist security, overseas policy, civilian atomic research, aerospace and unpublished technological studies.

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