764, previously known as CVLT and “the com,” is a decentralised transnational sextortion network. With alleged ties to the right-wing Satanist terror network, the Order of Nine Angles, it is classified as a terror network by the US Department of Justice, FBI, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and many others. Present in online group chat forums, the network has been known to target children in order for its victims to produce Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), inflict self-harm, and commit suicide.
DISCLAIMER – This article frequently references crimes of an extremely sensitive nature that involve the production of CSAM, self-harm, and crimes against vulnerable populations.
1 History of 764
764 is named after the last three digits of the zip code of its creator, 15-year-old Texas resident Bradley Chance Cadenhead, known by the moniker “Felix” on Discord. Bullied in school and showing signs of behavioural problems as early as the age of 13, Cadenhead learnt how to produce child pornography on a sextortion Discord server named CVLT before dropping out of school in 2021, the year he stood up 764.
CVLT, founded in 2019 by a French national known as “Rohan,” blackmailed victims into committing and recording acts of self-harm and producing child pornography, images that Rohan then sold.
CVLT inspired Cadenhead to start the 764 community, especially after meeting an individual online through a Minecraft server who deepened his interest in images of graphic violence.
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2 Ideology of 764
764 and the earlier CVLT are described as offshoots of an even older organisation known as Order of 9 Angles (O9A), from which the two later groups took ideological inspiration, including ideas and beliefs such as:
- neo-Nazism
- Western esotericism
- Satanism
- Wicca
Due to 09A’s Satanist position, the group often required members to make “blood oaths” to Satan.
2.1 Ideological connection to the O9A
O9A and 764 are not white supremacist organisations, unlike many online cult-like terror organisations with Satanist leanings. However, members of both groups have frequently been arrested or investigated for CSAM and another form of violent content known as Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content (TVEC). This includes possession of Nazi imagery, material praising mass killers, videos, and actual perpetration of animal abuse and also material alluding to the sexual abuse of children. Both groups also encourage interpersonal violence and abuse, as well as more public acts of violence, as a prerequisite for membership, according to an investigative report by the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET).
Media attention on CSAM overshadows the larger, ultimate goal of these groups, according to GNET. The 764/O9A’s primary goal is to recruit young members to ultimately become terrorists who are motivated by accelerationism.
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2.1.1 Accelerationism
The purpose of 764/O9A members becoming terrorists and committing such attacks is to further an idea known as accelerationism. This ideology is heavily present in both left and right-wing political and philosophical ideas. However, the O9A and its associated groups have been known to advocate for accelerationism in order to ‘accelerate’ society towards a total collapse, one in which their ideal form of governance can rise out of the chaos.
Accelerationism would involve the “acceleration” of racial conflict through violent means such as assassinations, murders, terrorist attacks and eventually, societal collapse, to achieve the building of a White ethnostate.
3 Organisation of 764
The decentralised nature of 764 means that it is not organised like other, more traditional groups. This has led to the creation of an ‘organisation’ of many sub-groups, all of which act, in effect, the same.
3.1 Names of 764 sub-Groups
There are a multitude of groups that have been identified as either literal offshoots of 764 or inspired by and essentially the same as the original 764 and CVLT groups. This includes but is not limited to:
- 764
- CVLT
- Course
- Kaskar
- Harm Nation
- Leak Society
- 7997
- 6996
- 8884
- 2992
- 555
- Slit Town
- 545
- 404
- NMK
- 303
- SR1
- XVN
- H3ll
When the groups are ‘collected’ together they are commonly referred to as “the com” which is shorthand for “the Community”.
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3.2 Connections to Maniac Murder Cult
The 764 network entered into a “partnership” with the neo-fascist Ukrainian “Maniac Murder Cult” (М.К.У/M.M.C). This group gained notoriety for attacks against homeless individuals. The alleged leader of MMC, Michail Chkhikvishvili, was arrested in Moldova and extradited to New York to face federal hate crime charges for plotting to poison Jewish children.
4 Recruitment Methods of 764
764 primarily recruits its victims who are also later on members, from online communities. These communities are primarily centred around individuals who are interested in violent imagery and also obscene videos of mass shooters and terrorist attacks. Additionally, 764 is very active in recruiting its members/victims from gaming spaces and forums which are connected to these spaces. Reportedly, games with young player bases, such as Roblox and Minecraft, are preferred.
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4.1 Recruitment Process of 764
After making contact with a member through an online game, social media space or forum, the victim is invited into a private space, where grooming and sextortion then start to occur.
Discord is reportedly a favoured space for this process as there are many pre-existing communities from which members can be recruited. Additionally, the ease of server management and the ability to conduct voice and video calls makes it an attractive platform.
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4.2 Recruitment Targets of 764
764 focuses on recruiting members/victims from several different communities online, primarily focusing on vulnerable individuals. Recruitment targets of 764 and its affiliated groups include, but are not limited to:
- LGBTQ+
- Racial minorities
- Mentally ill individuals
- Isolated individuals
- Children
Additionally, several members who were originally victims became abusers within 764 to perpetuate a cycle of traumatic violence.
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5 Crimes and Arrests Connected to 764
There have been numerous arrests of individuals connected to 764. Their crimes ranged from child and also animal abuse, to encouraging suicide, harming others and murder.
5.1 Crimes and Arrests in 2021
There were several 764-related arrests for crimes committed in 2021. This includes but is not limited to:
- Kaleb Christopher Merritt – Merritt, a 22-year-old member of CVLT kidnapped and raped a 12-year-old girl in Virginia, USA. He was convicted and sentenced to 350 years in prison. [source]
- Angel Almeida – Almeida, a 23-year-old resident of Queens, New York, was implicated and arrested for his involvement in the 764/CVLT network and the possession of an illegal firearm whilst also being a felon. Inside his house, a bloodied piece of paper with a Zodiac killer drawing and runic symbols was found alongside O9A memorabilia. Evidence collected in relation to his arrest tipped off law enforcement to the existence of the 764 network. [source]
5.2 Crimes and Arrests in 2022
There was one notable crime associated with 764 in 2022. This was the live-streamed attack of both an 82-year-old man and the fatal murder of a 74-year-old woman by Nino Luciano H (nicknamed Tobbz). He committed these crimes to “prove himself” as a member of the aforementioned “Maniac Murder Cult” (MMC).
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5.3 Crimes and Arrests in 2023
There were several crimes and arrests connected to 764 in 2023. These include:
- Bradley Chance Cadenhead – At the age of 17, then leader of 764 Cadenhead pleaded guilty to nine counts of possessing CSAM and was sentenced to 80 years in prison. [source]
- Francesco – A 21-year-old from Timișoara, Romania with the nickname Riley was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison in August 2023 for production of CSAM. Riley was the leader of 764 after Cadenhead was arrested and charged earlier in the year. [source]
- Kalana Limkin – An 18-year-old man from Honolulu, Hawaii, Limkin was arrested by the FBI in December 2023 for running a splinter group of 764. [source]
5.4 Crimes and Arrests in 2024
There were several crimes and arrests in 2024 that were connected to 764 or its subgroups. This includes:
- “Slain” – A 14-year-old boy who was a member of 764 and ran an offshoot which was named “No Lives Matter,” was arrested after livestreaming eight attacks and three stabbings in Sweden. [source]
- Brazil – The Brazilian Federal Police arrested two teenage leaders of a suspected 764 splinter group. [source]
- Richard Anthony Reyna Densmore – Densmore was indicted on federal CSAM charges. Known as “Rabid” he ran a splinter group of 764 named “Sew3r” and he was later sentenced to 30 years in prison. [source]
- Lethbridge – a 14-year-old from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada who was linked to the 764 network was arrested on charges of distributing CSAM and also the possession of explosives. [source]
- Kay William Spitze – Spitze, a 24-year-old of Friendsville, Tennessee, was indicted on federal CSAM charges. Known as “criminal” on the 764 network, he is famous for an internet video that shows him being shot in the ear by his stepfather during a fight. [source]
- Cameron Finnigan – Finnigan, a 19-year-old from the UK was arrested in March 2024 and pleaded guilty in January 2025 to encouraging suicide, possessing a terrorism manual, and also possessing CSAM. He was sentenced to six years in jail. [source]
- New South Wales – In October 2024, NSWP announced the arrest of a 28-year-old man and additionally, a 14-year-old boy, in Western Australia in connection to the 764 network. [source]
- Solomon Henderson – The Antioch school shooter made several references to 764 and similar groups in social media postings before the attack, which killed two people (including the shooter) and injured another two. [source]
6 Conclusion
764 is a violent, manipulative, decentralised, online, masochistic network that is considered a terror network by multiple law enforcement agencies and sometimes characterized as a “satanic neo-nazi cult.” It often preys on young and vulnerable victims through online games and chatrooms. Its members have been arrested for murder, CSAM possession and production charges, encouraging the suicide of others and additionally, other violent crimes. It has been active in Brazil, the USA, the UK and many other countries. The “com” is still active and continues to commit crimes.
