764 (organization)
| 764 | |
|---|---|
One of the principal symbols of 764 | |
| Leader | Various |
| Foundation | 2021 |
| Dates of operation | 2021–present |
| Country | Worldwide |
| Active regions | Stephenville, Texas, United States (CVLT founded in France) |
| Ideology |
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| Status | Active |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | United States |
764 is a decentralized Satanic neo-Nazi transnational sextortion network that is reportedly adjacent to the Order of Nine Angles, a far-right Satanic terrorist network. It is classified as a terror network by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), and is considered a terrorist "tier one" investigative matter by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) similarly classifies 764 as an "ideological violent extremist network", and it has been characterized as a "satanic neo-Nazi cult" by multiple sources.
764 was founded in 2021 by Bradley Cadenhead, a teenager from Stephenville, Texas; the group derives its name from the town's ZIP Code. The network is most present on Discord and Telegram and usually targets children aged 8 to 17, particularly marginalized children or those suffering from mental health challenges. Victims are often forced to commit recorded acts of self-harm and animal cruelty to disseminate internally or share on social media platforms, asked to carve names on their skin as "cutsigns" (a form of branding to show their subjugation by the group), and given the end goal of committing suicide on livestream for the network's entertainment or for the perpetrator's own sense of fame within the network.