FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Thursday that taking down the “764” network—which grooms and coerces minors on gaming and social media platforms—has become one of the bureau’s highest priorities, with hundreds of active investigations into the criminal acts of the “heinous” group.
Patel said in a Nov. 20 statement that the FBI is fully committed to cracking down on the criminal network. He urged parents to monitor their children’s internet activity more closely to limit opportunities for online predators to harm kids.
“This FBI is fully engaged in taking down the heinous ‘764’ network that targets America’s children online,” Patel said, adding that more than 300 investigations are ongoing across the United States “and we’re not stopping.”…