Individuals wanted for various crimes, including terrorism, cybercrime, or organized crime. Law enforcement agencies like the FBI maintain "Most Wanted" lists that include individuals accused of serious security offenses.
Here are examples of individuals and groups on most-wanted lists related to different types of security threats:
Cybercrime and counterintelligence
The FBI's Cyber Most Wanted list includes individuals accused of compromising computer networks, stealing sensitive data, and interfering with critical infrastructure.
Alexsey Belan: Wanted for allegedly stealing user data and engaging in other cybercrimes.
Evgeniy Bogachev: Sought for his role in a global computer-hacking scheme that stole financial information from millions of people.
Iranian DDoS Attackers: This group is wanted for allegedly coordinating distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the U.S. financial sector.
Terrorism
The FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list features individuals wanted for participating in or orchestrating acts of terrorism.
Saif al-Adel: A high-ranking al-Qaeda member with a history of involvement in terrorist attacks.
Ali Saed Bin Ali El-Hoorie: Accused of involvement in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Saudi Arabia.
Ahlam Ahmad Al-Tamimi: Wanted for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction in a 2001 suicide bombing in Jerusalem.
Transnational organized crime
These lists target leaders and members of criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking, human trafficking, and other illegal activities.
Juan Jose Esparragoza-Moreno ("El Azul"): A former high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico.
Semion Mogilevich: A Russian-Ukrainian organized crime boss wanted for various financial and organized crime offenses.
General fugitives
The FBI also maintains a general list of Most Wanted Fugitives for serious crimes, including murder and kidnapping.
Robert William Fisher: Wanted in connection with the murder of his family and the explosion of their Arizona home in 2001.