{"id":2520697,"date":"2025-12-12T17:02:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-hunting-over-350-people-in-764-network-targeting-children\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T17:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:05:50","slug":"fbi-hunting-over-350-people-in-764-network-targeting-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-hunting-over-350-people-in-764-network-targeting-children\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI &#8216;hunting&#8217; over 350 people in &#8216;764&#8217; network targeting children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-hunting-over-350-people-in-764-network-targeting-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520697&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The FBI is currently investigating over 350 individuals linked to a violent extremist criminal network known as &#8220;764,&#8221; which targets children through online sexual exploitation and abuse. This loosely organized network uses social media platforms like Instagram to groom minors into sending explicit content, then blackmails them into complying with abusive and sadistic demands, sometimes leading to tragic outcomes such as suicide. FBI Director Kash Patel highlighted a critically important rise in arrests connected to nihilistic violent extremism and the 764 network, emphasizing its severity. FBI Deputy director Dan Bongino affirmed a strong federal commitment to tracking down and arresting members of the network in collaboration with local, state, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >international law enforcement agencies<\/a>. The FBI is also training personnel nationwide to better identify and dismantle such networks and hold perpetrators accountable. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-investigates-ad-network-musk-sued-over-x-boycott-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Paxton investigates ad network Musk sued over X boycott - Washington Examiner\">investigation underscores growing concerns<\/a> about decentralized online criminal groups and their devastating impact on vulnerable children.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FBI &lsquo;hunting&rsquo; more than 350 people in &lsquo;764&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-confiscates-56-5m-in-black-market-cannabis\/\" title=\"California confiscates .5M in black market cannabis\">crime network targeting children<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2439603\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> is investigating hundreds of suspected members of a &ldquo;nihilistic violent extremist&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\/\">criminal <\/a>network known for targeting children, the agency revealed Friday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The department is investigating over 350 subjects tied to the &ldquo;loosely organized&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3901351\/fbi-sees-dramatic-rise-in-nihilistic-violent-extremism-arrests-this-year\/\">764 network<\/a>, which centers on sexually exploiting and abusing minors online, the agency shared in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. Children targeted by the network and similar organizations are often blackmailed after sending predators sexually explicit media on social media platforms such as Instagram, resulting, at times, in the young people <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/09\/us-news\/west-virginia-teen-commits-suicide-over-online-sextortion-plot\/\">committing suicide<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3916532\/california-confiscates-black-market-cannabis\/\">California confiscates $56.5M in black market cannabis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3916356\/duffy-yank-73-million-funding-new-york-cdl-requirements\/\">Duffy set to yank $73 million in funding unless New York meets deadline on CDL requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3915184\/alleged-january-6-pipe-bomber-detention-hearing-delayed-brian-cole-jr\/\">Alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber&#8217;s detention hearing delayed until end of month<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This week, FBI Director Kash Patel described 764 as &ldquo;one of the most serious issues in America,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/1999528395399467182\">in a statement<\/a> on the expanded investigation, first reported by Fox News. He cited data indicating there has been a 500% increase in NVE arrests over the last year and a 20% increase in confirmed 764 arrests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government has faced different challenges cracking down on 764 and similarly decentralized groups, such as antifa, than it has in pinpointing known leaders of other criminal networks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino vowed Friday that the Trump administration will not allow &ldquo;them to target our children.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; he said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDDBongino\/status\/1999528029178200329\">in a post<\/a> to X. &ldquo;You cannot hide behind a keyboard.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bongino&rsquo;s statement comes as &ldquo;sexual sadists&rdquo; in criminal sextortion networks such as 764 operating in the United States have led to the suicides of at least 38 teenage boys since 2021, cybercrimes investigator Paul Raffile said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/10\/us-news\/38-us-teens-died-by-suicide-in-five-years-from-sextortion-scams\/\">earlier this month<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These criminals can add 100 kids [per] Instagram account and hope that 30 accept the friend request and hope that 10 actually engage with them. So it&rsquo;s really a numbers game,&rdquo; he told the <em>New York Post<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>764 is among the criminal networks that groom minors on social media to share sexual material, according to the Justice Department. The members often employ blackmail and other methods to force victims into complying with sadistic demands, including self-mutilation, online and in-person sexual acts, harm to animals, sexual exploitation of siblings and other acts of violence, suicide, and murder, the agency said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-md\/pr\/violent-extremist-network-764-member-facing-federal-indictment-sexual-exploitation\">November press release<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3899024\/six-year-old-immigration-court-error-haunts-kilmar-abrego-garcia-case\/\"><strong>SIX-YEAR-OLD IMMIGRATION COURT ERROR HAUNTS KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA CASE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The FBI told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that its latest investigation into over 350 subjects is tied to violent online networks commonly referred to as &ldquo;764,&rdquo; which includes &ldquo;many offshoot networks and names.&rdquo;&nbsp;All FBI field offices across the country are involved in the investigations and are providing training on countering these networks to personnel in all field offices to &ldquo;identify and stop members of these networks,&rdquo; the agency added&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are working closely with our law enforcement partners both in the United States and overseas on what these criminal actors are doing and how we can identify and hold them legally accountable,&rdquo; the statement continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI hunts 350+ suspects in child-targeting &#8216;764&#8217; crime ring<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2520698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kash-patel-comey-case.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68741,33414,50645,51050,68740],"class_list":["post-2520697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-764-network","tag-child-protection","tag-fbi-2","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-online-crime"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kash-patel-comey-case.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520697"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520701,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520697\/revisions\/2520701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}