764

Also known as: 764 network, 764 Inferno, CVLT, The Com, 8884, Harm Nation, Leak Society, 7997, 2992, 555, Slit Town, 545, 6996, 404, NMK, 303, SR1, XVN, 676, Court, Kaskar, H3ll, No Lives Matter

764 is a decentralized transnational network of nihilistic violent extremists founded in 2021 by Bradley Chance Cadenhead in Stephenville, Texas. The organization operates primarily online through Discord, Telegram, gaming platforms, and social media to systematically target, groom, and exploit minors through sextortion, coercion into self-harm, animal abuse, and production of child sexual abuse material. The network's core ideology is rooted in misanthropy and nihilism, seeking to destroy civilized society through violence and chaos as an end in itself rather than toward any political goal. The FBI classifies 764 as a Tier One terrorist threat, and in December 2024, Canada became the first country to formally designate it as a terrorist organization. The Justice Department describes it as a network of nihilistic violent extremists whose members engage in criminal conduct seeking to accelerate social unrest and the downfall of current governmental systems. Despite the arrest of founder Cadenhead in 2021, the network has fragmented into numerous sub-groups and splinter organizations while maintaining operational continuity. Law enforcement estimates hundreds of active investigations spanning all 55 FBI field offices as of 2024.