Posts Tagged ‘recruitment & radicalization’
Europol disrupts thousands of IRGC online accounts across 19 countries
Europol has taken down more than 14,200 online posts, accounts and links tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including restricting the IRGC’s main X account — which had accumulated more than 150,000 followers — following the EU’s designation of the organisation as a terrorist group in February. The operation, carried out by Europol’s EU…
Read MoreSchool killer was likely egged on by online extremist ‘handlers,’ investigators say
The killer behind the January 2025 shooting at Nashville’s Antioch High School appears to have had “handlers” associated with violent extremist groups who were egging him on, an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered. Solomon Henderson, 17, left behind a recording in which he attributed the deadly school shooting to Maniac Murder Cult and 764,…
Read MoreCanberra teenager charged with additional terrorism offences, including planning an attack
A Canberra teenager has been charged by the ACT Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with additional terrorism offences, including acts in preparation for a terrorist act. The youth, 17, is the first person to be charged with planning a terrorist act in the ACT. It is alleged the teenager was planning an attack on people…
Read MoreSecond Albany County man charged in ‘764’ child sex abuse image investigation
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announced on Thursday that a second Albany County man has been arrested in connection to the extremist organization “764.” Ryan Catello, 24, of Ravena, was charged with receiving child sex abuse images. Catello, also known under the aliases of “Stabzone” and “Mors,” is accused…
Read MoreQuebec man faces terrorism charges tied to 764 extremist network
A Quebec City resident is facing terrorism charges and is accused of promoting the ideology of the 764 network that promotes violent extremism. Jeffrey Roussel, 26, from Quebec City, allegedly promoted and published graphic, violent and highly disturbing content, with the aim of inspiring and recruiting others, through a group on Telegram, according to the…
Read MoreChicago man gets 25 years for serving as a ‘press person’ for the ISIS terrorist organization
A federal judge on Thursday handed a 25-year prison sentence to a former Chicago software developer who the feds say functioned as a “press person for the Islamic State” terrorist organization and held a sincere, “radical urge for bloodshed.” Ashraf Al Safoo, 41, already has served more than seven years behind bars since prosecutors filed…
Read MoreU.K. inquiry lays bare ‘catastrophic’ missed chances before stabbings at dance class
A mass killing by a British teenager who fatally stabbed three girls and seriously wounded 10 other people at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in 2024 “could and should have been prevented” if his parents and state agencies had acted as his well-known fixation on violence escalated, according to a report released Monday. Adrian Fulford,…
Read MoreTwo NSW teenagers charged over violent extremist material allegedly linked to terror
Two New South Wales teenagers have been charged with allegedly possessing violent extremist material after police searched one of their homes and found a ballistic-style vest, several notebooks and literature they allege contained extremist references. The Australian federal police and NSW police released a statement on Friday morning confirming the boys, aged 15 and 16…
Read MoreTucson case first in nation to pursue federal terrorism charges against member of 764
When 19-year-old Baron Martin was cited for a fender bender in Tucson two and a half years ago, federal agents say he was already deep into the world of 764. Agents say Martin joined the online network in 2019 and is now tied to crimes that could keep him locked up for life. Behind closed…
Read MoreViolent Extremist Network “764” Member Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Minors and Cyberstalking
A member of a violent extremist network pled guilty to child sex abuse charges in federal court today, stemming from a November 2025 arrest. Erik Lee Madison, 20, of Halethorpe, Maryland, pled guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child and cyberstalking. Madison sexually exploited at least 10 minor female victims. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S.…
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