US EditionFBI Expands Counterterrorism Efforts Against '764' Online Exploitation Network
- The FBI is investigating more than 250 active cases linked to 764, a global network exploiting children on social media and gaming platforms in 2025.
- 764 originated in 2020 when Bradley Cadenhead founded it on Discord, naming it after his Texas ZIP code, and it evolved through violent, extremist ideologies.
- Members befriend minors as young as nine, then coerce them into creating and sharing violent and sexual content, including self-harm and animal cruelty acts.
- Authorities have arrested over 15 leaders on child pornography and weapons charges, with sentences up to 80 years, highlighting the network's grave criminal impact.
- Officials warn 764 poses a national security threat, demanding greater law enforcement action, parental vigilance, and stronger safeguards on digital platforms like Discord and Roblox.
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FBI Warns of Neo-Nazi Cult '764' Exploits Children Nationwide
A dangerous neo-Nazi cult known as “764” is targeting children as young as nine through online platforms, coercing them into creating explicit and self-harming content, the FBI warns. The New York Post reported on May 7 that the group, which has ties to Satanism and the older “Order of Nine Angles,” is described as a “cult-like network” with hundreds of active cases under investigation across every FBI field office in the U.S. Founded in 2020 by…
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FBI Has Launched 250 Probes Tied to Online Networks That Prey on Minors
The FBI has been investigating at least 250 subjects allegedly tied to violent online networks that prey on minors. The networks, under investigation by all of the FBI’s 55 field offices, are known as “764” but have other names. “The FBI is growing increasingly concerned about a loose network of violent predators who befriend minors and other vulnerable individuals through popular online platforms and then coerce them into escalating sexual and …
'This is a terrorist network': Florida teen in prison, FBI says he was member of '764'
Theres the dark web and then theres a space so evil and perverse, its content has shaken veteran agents from the domestic terrorism squad of the FBI.Ive been doing this for almost 20 years, and this is some of the worst stuff that Ive seen in my career, explained Supervisory Special Agent Michelle Nicolet from the Tampa field office.Nicolet and Special Agent Steven Thames recently sat down with Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone to talk about …
The FBI has arrested two leaders in the violent network 764. A Swedish teenage boy is identified as a leading figure in the inner circle. In documents, the FBI shows how the leaders and the Swede incite each other to commit acts of violence.
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