Indiana University Cybersecurity Professor and Wife Missing After FBI Raids

XiaoFeng Wang and Nianli Ma have not been seen or reachable since March 28, as the FBI remains silent on the investigation's details.

The FBI executed search warrants on March 28, 2025, at the Bloomington and Carmel homes of XiaoFeng Wang, a prominent cybersecurity professor, and his wife, Nianli Ma.
Agents removed boxes of unidentified items during the raids, but the FBI has not disclosed the investigation's purpose or the nature of the seized materials.
Indiana University removed Wang's and Ma's profiles from its website following the raids, and Wang was reportedly terminated, allegedly for accepting a position in Singapore.
Wang and Ma have not been publicly seen or reachable since the raids, raising concerns within the academic and cybersecurity communities about their whereabouts and safety.
The case has sparked broader discussions about academic freedom, federal scrutiny, and the balance between national security and intellectual property concerns.