Parents warned about red flags as violent 764 predators go after kids: FBI expert

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After the FBI launched an probe into a sophisticated transgression network targeting kids and teens online known arsenic "764," a erstwhile FBI cause is providing parents with applicable tips to support their children safe.

Dr. Stephen Boyce, CEO and president of the Cyber Doctor and erstwhile forensic expert with the FBI, explained to Fox News Digital that the radical originated astir 2021 and has grown into a planetary threat. 

"The 764 Group is simply a decentralized web of neo-Nazi, satanic ideology and is tied to a radical called the Order of Nine Angels," said Boyce. 

What sets this radical isolated is its fragmented yet coordinated structure, with members spreading their power crossed fashionable societal media and gaming platforms.

FBI TARGETS 250 SUSPECTS IN '764' NETWORK OF ONLINE PREDATORS MANIPULATING KIDS INTO VIOLENT, EXPLICIT VIDEOS

The FBI launched an probe into a blase transgression web targeting kids and teens online known arsenic "764." (Annette Riedl/picture confederation via Getty Images)

Unpacking 764:

Initially traced backmost to a U.S.-based laminitis who was aboriginal sentenced to 80 years successful prison, the radical has since expanded its reach. The FBI precocious shared that it is investigating astatine slightest 250 incidents tied to the group.

"The FBI is investigating astatine slightest 250 subjects who are tied to convulsive online networks commonly referred to arsenic '764’ but includes galore offshoot networks and names," the FBI told Fox News successful a connection connected Tuesday evening. "All 55 FBI tract offices crossed the state are progressive successful these investigations."

The predators are known for targeting minors connected societal media and utilizing coercion to get them to movie themselves committing convulsive oregon intersexual acts, and past utilizing those videos to extort minors for expanding convulsive oregon intersexual videos that are past shared with "764" followers online.

Boyce warned that "the communal 1 that surely hits each the headlines is Roblox arsenic good arsenic Discord", noting that portion these platforms are not inherently malicious, their connection features person been exploited by predators. 

Mainstream apps that galore young adults use, similar TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and X, are not immune to misuse, helium said.

"I deliberation thing wherever you person the quality to pass with idiosyncratic other warrants parents being alert of who their kids are interacting with," helium said.

The predators are known for targeting minors connected societal media and utilizing coercion to get them to movie themselves committing convulsive oregon intersexual acts. (iStock)

Boyce said an arsenic concerning origin is the group's usage of intelligence tactics to entrap victims. "One of the astir communal tactics is emotion bombing and getting into these fake online relationships," said Boyce. 

The manipulation tin pb to minors sending compromising contented oregon performing disturbing acts.

"There is rather a spot of that sextortion, arsenic good arsenic assorted antithetic things and the usage of encoded language," Boyce explained, pointing to the usage of communicating done memes and coded language.

The group’s endgame tin beryllium particularly tragic. In immoderate cases, the 764 web pushes its victims toward livestreamed self-harm and adjacent suicide. "They bash beforehand self-harm," helium said. "Children person been asked to self-harm and constitute their sanction successful their ain blood."

These acts are often utilized arsenic rites of transition wrong the group, further binding victims into its toxic culture, helium explained.

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A erstwhile FBI cause is providing parents with applicable tips to support their children safe. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Parenting Pointers:

Yaron Litwin, the CMO astatine Canopy Parental Control App, told Fox News Digital that limiting surface clip "isn't enough."

"It isn't capable to enactment surface clip limits successful place. It isn't capable to install parental controls. Moms and dads request to beryllium proactive and support an unfastened enactment of dialog with their kids connected online information topics, and should bash their champion to enact and enforce household rules, which volition astatine slightest somewhat neutralize existent threats similar 764," helium said.

Knowing what apps children are using, who they are communicating with, and monitoring immoderate shifts successful behaviour tin beryllium lifesaving. Parents should support an oculus retired for secrecy astir online activities, abrupt romanticist entanglements, antithetic meme usage, carnal cruelty and immoderate signs of self-harm.

"For instance, newfound displays of irritability, increasing secrecy astir their instrumentality usage and abruptly appearing to beryllium socially withdrawn tin each beryllium signs of increasing vulnerability to 764 oregon different unsafe oregon harmful online groups," helium said. "A abrupt nonaccomplishment of involvement successful their offline lives and perpetually seeking privateness tin besides beryllium suspicious signs. 

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"If your kid is experiencing signs similar these, respond with caution and attraction — not panic."

Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.