Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Two individuals linked to the extremist network "764" have been placed on the Belgian Coordination for Threat Assessment (OCAD) terrorist list. According to local media in Brussels, the newspaper "De Morgen" reported this based on parliamentary information provided by Interior Minister Bernard Quentin to Member of Parliament Paul Van Tigchelt.
The "764" network is internationally linked to so-called "nihilistic violent extremism," a term coined by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation. This group combines elements of neo-Nazism, nihilism, and even Satanism, without any clear ideological line. Belgian security services warn that this ideological ambiguity is precisely what increases the threat.
Followers of the movement do not hesitate to engage in extreme violence and share images of their actions in pursuit of notoriety. "The fascination with violence seems to be more important than ideology," Geert Vercauteren, CEO of OCAD, previously told De Morgen. Van Tigchelt added, "The fact that two members are now on the OCAD list means they are indeed dangerous. But our agencies have the appropriate structures in place to monitor them. This shows that extremism knows no bounds."

The FBI has opened hundreds of cases against a cult-like network called "764," which blackmails children into producing horrific, violent, and perverted videos.

The FBI has offered advice to parents on how to detect whether their children are being groomed by the gang. The bureau has hundreds of open cases against the group known as "764," a cult-like network linked to neo-Nazis and Satanists. Its members "systematically target and exploit minors" after communicating with them through gaming chat rooms, social media sites, and mobile apps.
764 is considered one of the largest networks, with 250 active cases—at least one in every FBI field office, according to ABC News. But there are others as well.
The FBI stated, "These networks use threats, blackmail, and manipulation to coerce or blackmail victims into producing, sharing, or live-streaming acts of self-harm, animal cruelty, sexually explicit acts, and/or suicide."
Members share graphic images and videos among themselves and threaten to publicly release them to keep their victims under control.
Some warning signs may be related to Some children are more concerned with normal teenage anxiety, while others are more worrisome. Here are FBI warnings to watch for:
They harm themselves or show suicidal thoughts.
They suddenly become more withdrawn and moody.
Sudden changes in eating, sleeping, and dressing habits.
Pets are hurt or die under mysterious circumstances.
Children disfigure themselves by carving words or symbols into their skin.
Writing in blood, or anything that looks like blood.
The "764" cult is an offshoot of an older, larger organization known as the Nine Angels, which has ties to neo-Nazis and Satanism.
Its founder, Bradley Cadenhead, was just 15 when he founded the group in 2020, naming it after part of his zip code.
The FBI has described them as "violent, nihilistic extremists... seeking to destroy civilized society," but their true ideology appears to be a misunderstanding. Scattered.
The agency added: "Some actors may engage in criminal activity simply for sexual gratification, social status, a sense of belonging, or for a host of other reasons that may not be ideologically motivated."
Rebecca Weiner, the NYPD's deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism, explained to the New York Post that the widespread targeting of children has become a major focus for police officers who focus on online activity.
Winner added that the number of active cases will increase as arrests increase and computers and phones are seized, providing officers with more evidence about the activities of these demented predators.
Last year, police in Vernon, Connecticut, arrested a 17-year-old girl in connection with bomb threats and "disturbing" pranks against schools and places of worship, according to NBC Connecticut.
Investigators discovered nude photos of her self-mutilating herself, and a picture of a naked Barbie doll with "764" written on its face.
According to Multiple media reports have linked this network to horrific abuses and extortion worldwide, and authorities and tech companies have begun taking action to combat it.
764 factions have similar names, usually a sequence of three or four numbers, or sometimes sinister words written using a modified form of English that replaces letters with numbers. They are present on multiple social media platforms.
While it's impossible to determine the exact extent of this problem, researchers who have investigated 764 for years say they estimate the number of victims of the sextortion groups to be in the hundreds. 764 members boast of having left thousands of children traumatized.
As with many other online communities, influence is the ultimate goal of 764, and to get to the top, you have to be the most feared person. But what can be said without a shadow of a doubt is that the group exists, and law enforcement is taking it seriously.