FBI Publishes List of Cyber Most Wanted

FBI National Press Office

October 14, 2014

Cyber’s Most Wanted: We Need Your Help

They are wanted on a variety of charges—like installing insidious malware on unsuspecting victims’ computers, hacking into company networks and stealing trade secrets and user identity data, selling fraudulent computer security programs and other bogus software, manufacturing spyware to intercept private communications, and illegally accessing financial accounts and stealing the funds. But these individual criminals all have one thing in common—they are fugitives from justice who are currently featured on the Cyber’s Most Wanted section of the FBI’s public website.

And during National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we’d like to call your attention to these nearly 30 individuals in the hope that someone, somewhere, has information that could lead to their apprehension.

Among the FBI’s wanted cyber fugitives are:

Five members of China’s People’s Liberation Army indicted on charges of illegally penetrating the networks of six U.S. companies and stealing proprietary information, including trade secrets;

The Russian administrator and other co-conspirators wanted in connection with an alleged scheme to install the Zeus malware on unsuspecting victims’ computers and capture bank account numbers, passwords, personal identification numbers, and other information needed to log into online bank accounts and make unauthorized transfers;

A New York-born man allegedly responsible for stealing the identities of 40,000 people and then using the stolen information to siphon funds from their brokerage or bank accounts and purchase expensive electronic items with their credit;

Two Pakistani nationals wanted for their alleged involvement in an international telecommunications scheme that defrauded unsuspecting individuals, companies, and government entities in both the United States and abroad out of more than $50 million by compromising business telephone systems; and

An El Salvadoran national allegedly involved in manufacturing spyware which was used to intercept the private communications of hundreds, if not thousands, of victims.

The FBI’s Most Wanted program is best known for its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, which was established more than 60 years ago and has become a symbol of the FBI’s crime-fighting ability around the world. But the Bureau highlights other wanted fugitives as well—terrorists, white-collar criminals, and increasingly, those who commit cyber crimes.

So take a look at our Cyber’s Most Wanted webpage, and if you have any information concerning any of these individuals—or any FBI wanted fugitive—please contact your nearest FBI office or nearest American Embassy or Consulate.