'Sadistic' online gangs of teen boys targeting children, says crime agency
The agency is concerned about the "egregious harms and the growing caseload we are seeing from this threat".
Sadistic Online Gangs Pose ‘Unprecedented Risk’ to Teens, Says U.K. Crime Agency
Violent online groups are recruiting teenagers in Britain, according to the National Crime Agency, which warned that young ...
Sadistic online gangs run by teenage boys committing harrowing abuse, top crime chiefs warn
Harrowing crimes have increased six-fold between 2022 and 2024, and include child abuse and the sharing of extreme material ...
Threat from teenage boys in ‘sadistic’ online groups surges sixfold, National Crime Agency warns
Intelligence shows a rise in ‘com networks’ used by ‘young men who are motivated by status, power, control, misogyny, sexual ...
The Independent7d
What are Com networks and what threat do they pose?
The National Crime Agency (NCA) raised the groups as a key threat in its annual National Strategic Assessment, published on Tuesday. The groups are loose online networks that share extreme graphic ...
Biggest international organised crime threat to UK revealed by top investigators
Chinese offenders are linked to cyber, drugs, fraud, modern slavery and human trafficking crimes, while other nations, ...
Teenage boys are targeting girls online for sexual abuse and violence, warns National Crime Agency
Teenage boys are targeting girls online for sexual abuse and violence, warns National Crime Agency - Reports have surged in ...
London Evening Standard7d
What are Com networks and what threat do they pose?
The National Crime Agency has warned of the threats posed by online networks of teenage boys involved in disturbing crimes. Members are mainly teenage boys who are driven by a desire for status ...