The FBI has opened hundreds of cases against a cult-like network called '764' that is blackmailing children into making twisted videos. Here’s everything you need to know about the sick neo-Nazi sextortion ring that is targeting kids and terrifying parents.
Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Subcommittee on Federal and Government Reform Law Enforcement Chair Clay Higgins demanded Tuesday that the FBI give lawmakers a briefing on its “Reporting indicates the FBI has opened more than 250 investigations tied to the group, which preys on children and teenagers on popular online platforms,” Commer and Higgins told FBI Director Kash Patel in a letter obtained by The Post.
“The disturbing tactics attributed to this network — grooming, manipulating, and blackmailing of minors — underscore a serious and continuously evolving threat to children and families across the United States. These harms demand rigorous oversight.” Comer and Higgins are particularly interested in learning about the bureau’s “capabilities to track and apprehend” 764 acolytes.Hockey shooter threatened to go 'BERSERK' in trans-rights rant day before mass shootingThey requested an overview of the FBI’s efforts, challenges the bureau faces, what additional resources it may need from Congress, and a breakdown of how the bureau deploys its resources to track groups like 764, including coordination with local authorities.The cyber predators often target girls between the ages of 10 and 17 and typically start by courting them in popular online platforms before taking them “off-platform” into closed chatrooms. From there, the sickos will typically begin a pressure campaign to push their victims into disturbing acts such as attacking animals, hurting family, and self-harm. That depraved behavior usually gets filmed and then used as blackmail to coerce the victims into carrying out even more abhorrent acts.“The originators of this and kind of the drivers of this are nihilistic in worldview,” Department of Homeland Security Cyber Crimes Center deputy assistant director Mike Prado “What makes this difficult is that these cases tend to spiderweb,” he added. “A lot of times, today’s victims or yesterday’s victims are now today’s or tomorrow’s perpetrators.”after being a target of bullying. He named the network after the first three digits of the zip codes for his hometown of Stephenville, Texas — 76401 and 76402. Online, Cadenhead gave his victims guides on how to kill themselves and pressured girls as young as 10 to send him nudes. He and his followers often shared gore and child porn. Cadenhead pleaded guilty in 2023 to nine counts of child pornography possession and was sentenced to 80 years in Texas state prison.In investigating 764, the feds also have to navigate a bevy of offshoots, according to Prado, who noted that online exploitation has risen since the COVID-19 pandemic. “The goal of these groups in general is to really one-up or top ,” he explained. “These groups gain online credibility amongst themselves for the increased level of depravity that they can inflict or cause to their victims.”Hockey shooter threatened to go 'BERSERK' in trans-rights rant day before mass shooting‘Inebriated’ Shia LaBeouf arrested after ‘terrorizing’ New Orleans in Mardi Gras bar crawl years after revealing sobrietyA chicken empire’s CEO returns to LA with $22B, a new mansion and the biggest celebs in Hollywood as his friends ‘Industry’ Season 4 Episode 6 Ending Explained: Ken Leung Breaks Down That “Dreamy” Final Show of Eric Tao Walking AwayLaw enforcement worked hard to deanonymize criminal sadists who belong to groups like 764.
US News Child Pornography Crime Fbi House Oversight Committee Online Terrorism
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversightLawmakers and the White House are offering no signs of compromise in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers.
Read more »
No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversightLawmakers and the White House are offering no signs of compromise in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers.
Read more »
No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight -WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration
Read more »
No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversightLawmakers and the White House are offering no signs of compromise in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers.
Read more »
No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversightBorder czar Tom Homan said Sunday that more than 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota's Twin Cities.
Read more »
No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversightCongress is on recess until Feb. 23, and both sides appear dug into their positions.
Read more »