PRESS STATEMENT: EIE Warns Parents About 764, Online Gang Targeting Children for Exploitation
 

The FBI recently issued a warning about this violent online network, and others, that are increasingly targeting and exploiting minors online. The FBI says victims are usually between the ages of 10-17.

A 21-year-old Arizona man – a reported leader of 764 - was recently charged with participating in a child exploitation enterprise, producing and distributing child pornography, coercing and enticing minors to engage in sexual activity, cyberstalking, among other charges. A Maryland man with “loose ties to 764” is facing federal charges for allegedly using Roblox to “blackmail young girls, befriending them before coercing them to record video sex acts, to cut themselves, and to commit violent crimes.” The FBI says there are currently over 250 investigations related to 764 underway.

“Parents and caregivers need to know and understand that 764, a rabid online gang, is targeting children online on social media sites, online gaming platforms, chat rooms, mobile apps. This group has demanded victims send them photos that are then used to extort them. It’s been reported that 764 will even host online gatherings so others can watch them torment their victims in real time. This is an extremely distressing threat to children online that both parents and youth need to be aware of. We applaud the FBI and DOJ for aggressively dealing with this group and setting a precedent that depraved criminals like 764 will be hunted down under the leadership of AG Bondi,” said Donna Rice Hughes, President and CEO, Enough Is Enough^®.

“The first step to protect children is for parents to know about this threat and other real and present online dangers to their children, as many are unaware of 764. It’s critical that Congress passes online child protection legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act, which will give online tech platforms a legal ‘duty of care’ obligation to prevent harms to minors, and require the strongest safety settings for youth and guardians,” said Hughes.

Discord and Roblox are both facing lawsuits related to harms their platforms have allegedly caused children.