The FBI is in the process of pursuing members of the 764 criminal network, Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a Dec. 12 post on X.
The 764 is a violent network, operating within the United States and around the globe, that methodically targets and exploits minors, according to the FBI.
“These networks use threats, blackmail, and manipulation to coerce or extort victims into producing, sharing, or live-streaming acts of self-harm, animal cruelty, sexually explicit acts, and/or suicide. The footage is then circulated among members of the network to continue to extort victims and exert control over them,” the FBI said.
“We are hunting down the members of the 764 network with unprecedented arrest numbers, and a tireless focus on developing new investigative leads with our state, local, and global law enforcement partners. We will not allow them to target our children. You cannot hide behind a keyboard,” Bongino wrote.
The 764 network comprises “Nihilistic Violent Extremists” that support the production and sharing of child sex abuse material and extreme gore media, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a Nov. 20 statement.
Members “often conduct coordinated extortions of teenagers, blackmailing the victims to comply with the group’s demands.”
Wonder how many members are in Congress ?