Some attackers, which researchers link to The Com, have swatted company executives to increase leverage and pressure victims to pay their ransom demands.

Tyler Robert Buchanan “was the glue that held this gang together,” a cybercrime researcher said. He faces up to 22 years in federal prison.

Officials said 30 perpetrators have been arrested in the past year, and global law enforcement cooperation is closing the gap.

Authorities have arrested multiple members of 764 during the past year, reflecting heightened law enforcement activity targeting the violent extremist collective.

Alexis Chavez admitted to coercing multiple victims during a yearslong crime spree, landing law enforcement another win against the violent extremist collective he joined as a minor…

Erik Lee Madison is accused of victimizing five children this fall. His alleged criminality dates back to 2020, when he was a minor.

Baron Cain Martin, a 21-year-old, allegedly joined the nihilistic violent extremist group in 2019. Officials described his alleged crimes as “atrocious” and “so depraved they defy comprehension.”

Prosecutors accuse Tony Christopher Long of animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking and extortion.

Researchers said Thalha Jubair was a principal operator, leading or directing many attacks attributed to the hacker subset of The Com since 2022.

One suspect faces separate charges in the United States linking him to at least 120 cyberattacks.