Collective of individuals who take part in and promote radically extreme behaviours online. Com Networks encourage members to commit acts of violence and criminal damage and film such acts to create ‘content’. The creation of content on behalf of groups is often a perquisite to joining.

The networks can broadly be broken down into three identifiable subgroups

• Sub-Group 1: A group operating online primarily involved in extorting minors to commit digital and real-world sex crimes, criminal acts against the person, property & animals; and the promotion of self-harm and suicide: (Sextortion Com)
• Sub-Group 2: A group acting online who hold extremist mind-set who promote a violent Nihilistic worldview encourages damage to property, harm to individuals & potentially acts of terrorism. (Offline Com)
• Sub-Group 3: A group who have a common purpose to conduct criminal activities that maliciously use digital technologies that target commerce/ infrastructure by means of Network Intrusions/ Ransomware etc. (Cyber Com)