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The Lorebook Cult

2025/5/16
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主持人: 我认为理解这个故事,要从“lore books”的概念开始。在某些黑暗的互联网角落,它们是一种货币,用于加入、获得地位和晋升。一个“lore book”是记录伤害的文件、照片、视频和截图的集合。在这些群体中,材料越极端,价值越高。但在像764这样的群体中,虐待更像是一种工具,用于操纵、发起、激进化和灌输某人加入邪教。764是一个分散的在线虐待网络,成员强迫未成年人进行虐待、自残和暴力行为,然后交易这些内容作为数字货币。这个网络更像是一个在线极端主义运动,通过服从建立忠诚度,通过残忍测试界限,并通过严格的等级制度奖励参与。联邦检察官开始将764网络视为国内恐怖主义威胁,因为它具有极端主义和受邪教启发的结构。764是被称为“the comm”的更广泛生态系统的一小部分,这是一个由网络犯罪集团组成的松散网络。有人利用在网络犯罪论坛中开发的勒索策略来招募受害者进入这种类似邪教的环境。今年4月,两名所谓的法庭成员Leonidas Vargyanis和Prasan Nepal被捕,并被指控运营该组织最暴力的子组织之一。 Scott: 我对网络犯罪的重叠很感兴趣,因为在我看来,这两件事通常不会联系在一起。年轻的网络罪犯是黑客或对挑战感兴趣并克服困难的人。如果一个社区足够大,你可以假设其中有来自每个其他社区的代表。当你年轻的时候,你的生物化学都乱了,一切都是最重要的事情。当你老了,高中、初中只是你生命中很小的一部分,但当你身在其中时,感觉非常重要,尤其是因为你的生物化学有点混乱。

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Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of exploitation, self-harm, and abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

A network called 764 has turned abuse into currency. It spread through Discord, Telegram, and gaming platforms—built around “lorebooks,” collections of coerced violence traded for status. In a strange twist, this harm group has connections to cybercrime groups we've covered on this show before.

Note: I was recording in an office, which between that and the subject matter, explains why my tone is pretty hushed in this one.

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