The rain slicked the streets of New York, mirroring the digital grime Behzad Mesri leaves trailing across the internet. The FBI’s latest ghost, a 35-year-old Iranian national, is wanted for a cyber campaign aimed squarely at the men and women who once kept this city, this country, safe. He’s not a gunsel, not a muscle-for-hire, but a phantom in the machine, accused of weaponizing code at the behest of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This isn’t about stolen wallets or back alley brawls, this is about a calculated assault on the very infrastructure of national security.
Mesri, described as 5’9”, 175 pounds with brown hair and eyes, allegedly ran an operation from Iran, a digital extension of a foreign power’s reach. The charges are a litany of modern offenses – computer intrusion, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud – but the implication is far more chilling. He’s accused of targeting current and former intelligence officers, a campaign of harassment and potential data breaches that could compromise lives and ongoing operations. He’s a CEO of malice, turning technological prowess into a tool for intimidation. The feds believe he’s still holed up in Iran, a comfortable distance from the long arm of the law, but they’re casting a wide net, knowing a man with his skills can move, can disappear into the digital ether.
The specifics are murky, shrouded in the complexities of cybersecurity, but the intent is clear: to sow fear, to silence those who served, to disrupt the delicate balance of intelligence gathering. Mesri isn’t just a hacker; he’s a facilitator, a key player in a dangerous game of geopolitical chess. The FBI believes he used his company as a front, a legitimate business masking a far more sinister purpose. He’s a ghost with a corporate face, a digital shadow operating in plain sight.
A substantial reward is being offered for information leading directly to his arrest. This isn’t just about bringing a criminal to justice, it’s about sending a message: that the digital realm isn’t a lawless frontier, that those who seek to harm American citizens will be pursued, no matter where they hide. He speaks Farsi, likely blends into the Tehran landscape, but someone knows something. Someone has seen him, heard whispers, noticed a pattern.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Behzad Mesri, no matter how insignificant it may seem, contact the FBI immediately at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. Don’t let this ghost fade into the digital darkness.
🔠Key Facts
| Full Name | Behzad Mesri |
| Charges | Computer Intrusion; Aggravated Identity Theft; Aiding and Abetting; Computer Fraud – Unauthorized Access to a Protected Computer; Wire Fraud; Computer Fraud – Threatening to Impair the Confidentiality of Information; Computer Fraud – Threatening to Damage a Protected Computer/Impair the Confidentiality of Information; Interstate Transmission of an Extortionate Communication |
| Aliases | None known |
| Date of Birth | August 24, 1988 |
| Race / Sex | white / Male |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Height | 5’9″ |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Eyes / Hair | brown / brown |
| Scars & Marks | None reported |
| Location | New York |
📋 Source: FBI Most Wanted — Behzad Mesri
If you have information about this fugitive, contact your local FBI field office or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.
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