FBI Alerts Families to a Growing Online Safety Concern

Authorities say they are increasing efforts to identify suspects and notify families about potential risks.

Federal authorities say they have intensified efforts to dismantle the so-called 764 Network, a violent online child exploitation ring that investigators say targets minors and coerces them into acts of self harm, sexual abuse, animal abuse and other serious crimes. The FBI says more than 300 investigations connected to the network are underway across t…