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In January of this year, a 19-year-old British man, Cameron Finnigan, pleaded guilty to encouraging suicide, possessing a terrorism manual, and owning indecent images of a child. Finnigan’s conviction followed a search of his devices, prompted by a tip about a gun (never found), which uncovered chats where he urged a young female to kill herself. According to the BBC, Finnigan is one of four British youths allegedly “tied to right-wing Satanist group 764.”
Journalistic outlets covering the case mischaracterized 764, however. More than “satanic,” 764 is a cybercrime collective focused on sextortion, child exploitation, kidnapping, and occasional murder. Its ideological roots lie in something called the Order of Nine Angles (ONA). To grasp 764, one must understand ONA and its impact on esoteric terror groups and their crimes.
ONA is a secretive right-wing group, most likely born in the U.K. in the late 20th century. It is an allegedly satanic “left-hand path”—which,...
Adam Lehrer is Tablet’s deputy online editor.
