p>Following a massive hoax bomb that shut down hundreds of colleges and schools across the UK, a teenager believed to be at the heart of a Minecraft gamers' feud was detained.
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p>The 19-year-old was detained by Hertfordshire police after some 24,000 threatening emails were sent to schools warning of imminent bomb attacks if cash wasn't handed over.
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p>The emails were faked to appear as if they were sent by a gaming network known as VeltPvP. VeltPvP, a Minecraft player-versus-player server is the same type of service that businesses use to sell their products to gamers.
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p>After a massive hoax bombing forced the closure of hundreds of schools across the UK The teenager believed to be at the centre of an Minecraft gamers feud was arrested by police from Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire police arrested the 19-year-old after 24,000 emails were sent to schools informing them of imminent attacks.
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p>These emails were sent to disable VeltPvP and were designed to cause the abuse of the domain to be terminated.
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p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) said that there was no evidence of threat to the emails that were received this week.
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p>They stated that they understood the concerns of teachers and parents, but stressed that there was not a credible threat from the emails sent to schools.
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p>However, we are taking these communications very seriously. We are unable to comment further since this is an ongoing investigation.
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p>Following the bomb hoax emails the school was surrounded by signs Cardinal Road School in Feltham
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p>People involved in the squabble claimed opponents had engaged in illegal activities to hinder one another's business. https://winthersears1.livejournal.com/profile https://penzu.com/p/b7830501 </p>
p>When asked if he regretted the effects the letters caused to school children who were forced to leave, one of the hoaxers said, "It is terrible, it's not the most pleasant thing."
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p>The hoaxer blamed VeltPvP for a campaign of Direct Denial of Service attacks (DDoS) that claimed to be used to stop other Minecraft servers.
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p>Parents were urged to collect their children following the threat of a bomb hoax email
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p>In an official statement, VeltPvP said: 'We've been being harassed by a group of cybercriminals that are trying to smear us in every way they can.
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p>"We are deeply sorry for those who were affected by this, but we just want to inform you that it is fake."
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p>More than 400 schools and colleges across the country received an email that claimed a bomb had been planted and would explode in the event that money wasn't transferred.
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p>Cardinal Road School, Feltham, West London was one of the schools that received the hoax email
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p>Police forces in London, Bristol, Liverpool, Bedfordshire and the the North East were among those investigating.
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p>Parents at some schools requested to be able pick their children up despite concerns over the emails.
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p>While six schools across Hertfordshire were also among those affected: Abbots Hill in Hemel Hempstead, Valley School in Stevenage, The Sele School in Hertford, Duncombe School in Hertford, Stanborough School in Watford and St Albans High School.
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