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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.
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On December 11, 2024, Canada added 764 to its Criminal Code list of terrorist entities, making it the first country worldwide to formally designate the network as a terrorist organization. The designation provides law enforcement with enhanced powers including property seizure and additional prosecution tools.
Numerous 764 members have been arrested and convicted on serious federal charges. Examples include Alexis Aldair Chavez pleading guilty to RICO charges in 2025, Richard Densmore sentenced to 30 years for child sexual exploitation, Cameron Finnigan sentenced to 6 years in the UK for encouraging suicide and terrorism offenses, and ongoing prosecutions of alleged leaders Leonidas Varagiannis and Prasan Nepal facing life imprisonment.
Court documents and law enforcement reports detail 764's systematic targeting of vulnerable minors, particularly those aged 9-17 with mental health issues or from marginalized backgrounds. Members use sextortion, blackmail, and psychological manipulation to force victims into producing CSAM, self-harm, animal abuse, and other degrading acts. The network uses this content as 'digital currency' within their ecosystem.
The 2025 Antioch High School shooter Solomon Henderson had documented connections to 764, including references in his manifesto and diary, tattoos of '764' on his arm, and activity in 764-related online communities. The ADL has also linked the 2024 Abundant Life Christian School shooter to 764-related content. Multiple other violent incidents globally have been connected to 764 members.
Bradley Chance Cadenhead, the 15-year-old founder of 764 from Stephenville, Texas, was arrested in August 2021 after authorities traced uploads of child sexual abuse material on Discord to his mother's apartment. He had learned sextortion techniques on a Discord server named CVLT before founding 764.
In November 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel described 764 as representing 'modern-day terrorism in America' and disclosed that the FBI has more than 300 investigations connected to the network ongoing nationwide across all field offices. He emphasized these are crimes involving harming children through online targeting, self-mutilation, suicide, and sexual abuse.
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