Posts Tagged ‘recruitment & radicalization’
Alleged member of 764 network arrested in Baltimore County, faces federal charges
Baltimore County man with ties to a network of “nihilistic violent extremists” is in custody on federal charges. Erik Lee Madison, 20, of Halethorpe, faces federal charges on accusations of sexually exploiting children, online coercion and enticement, and cyberstalking. He remained in federal custody as of Tuesday. Court records indicate Baltimore County police and the…
Read MoreGerman man arrested for running assassination platform targeting Merkel and Scholz
Special police arrested a man in Dortmund on Monday evening over running a darknet hitman platform targeting high-profile politicians and offering cryptocurrency as bounty, German prosecutors said. The suspect, Martin S, allegedly operated the anonymous “Assassination Politics” board since at least June, and kept a list of more than 20 targets including former Chancellors Olaf…
Read MoreSwedish prosecutor charges man over planned Islamic State attack in Stockholm
Swedish prosecutors on Thursday charged a Syrian-Swedish dual national captured in an undercover sting operation with planning a suicide bomb attack on a crowded Stockholm culture festival, on behalf of the Islamic State militant group. The prosecutor said the 18-year-old, who was arrested in February, had been planning to blow himself up at the Stockholm…
Read MoreCanberra teenager charged with terrorism and firearms offences
A Canberra teenager appeared in the ACT Children’s Court today (6 November, 2025) charged with terrorism and firearms offences. The ACT Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT), comprising officers from the AFP, ACT Policing and ASIO, executed a search warrant at a residence in Downer yesterday (5 November, 2025). The ACT JCTT allege the teenager, 17,…
Read MoreFrance car ramming: suspect ‘spoke of self-radicalisation’ after attack
The driver who ploughed into pedestrians and cyclists on the French holiday island of Oléron is suspected of “self-radicalisation”, Laurent Nuñez, the interior minister, has said. Five people were injured, two critically, when the driver hit pedestrians and cyclists on Wednesday in a rampage lasting 35 minutes. A suspect, named as Jean G, was subsequently…
Read MorePolice: Las Vegas teen arrested after supporting Hamas online, researching bombs
A Las Vegas teenager “on a path to violence” was arrested Saturday and charged as an adult after “showing interest in foreign terrorist groups” including Hamas and researching mass shootings and firearm purchases, according to authorities. Dylan Amanonce, 18, faces two felony counts of attempting to provide material support for terrorism. He was 17 when,…
Read MoreRingleader behind arson attack and kidnap plot was ‘groomed’ by Russian chatbot, court told
The ringleader behind an arson attack and plot to kidnap a billionaire Russian dissident had been “groomed” by a chatbot, operated by Wagner mercenaries, a court was told. The Old Bailey heard the fire at an industrial estate in Leyton, East London, on 20 March 2024, caused an estimated £1m of damage, including to vital…
Read MoreHamburg man charged with murder over US teen’s livestreamed death
A man accused of luring children worldwide into a sadistic online abuse network has been charged by German prosecutors with hundreds of crimes, including murder, for the livestreamed death of a 13-year-old American. Using the pseudonym “White Tiger”, the 21-year-old man from Hamburg is alleged to have victimised more than 30 children with online sexual…
Read MoreKentucky attorney general sues Roblox alleging a “playground for predators”
Kentucky has sued Roblox, alleging that children are accessing violent simulation games on the popular gaming platform, including depictions of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, just weeks after the conservative activist’s killing. In the 68-page complaint filed Tuesday in Madison Circuit Court in Madison County, the state Attorney General’s Office alleges that it is not…
Read MoreFBI Baltimore warns of 764 network, group of individuals that coerces children into violent acts
The FBI is investigating 350 cases involving the 764 network nationwide, including 12 in Maryland, according to the Baltimore Field Office of the FBI. The 764 network tricks, coerces and otherwise encourages kids to engage in sex acts, harm animals, mutilate and even kill themselves through video games and social media. After the acts are…
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