After a massive bomb hoax shut down hundreds of colleges and schools across the UK, the teen believed to be in the middle of a Minecraft gamers' dispute was arrested.
Hertfordshire police detained the 19-year-old after 24,000 threatening emails sent to schools were sent warning of a bomb threat and soliciting money.
The emails were faked to make it appear as if the emails were sent by a gaming network called VeltPvP. VeltPvP is which is a Minecraft player-versus-player server is the same service that companies use to sell their products to gamers.
Following a massive bomb hoax that shut down schools in hundreds across the UK The teenager believed to be at the centre of the Minecraft gamers' dispute was detained by police from Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire police arrested the 19-year-old after 24,000 emails were sent to schools warning about the threat of attack.
These emails were sent to disable VeltPvP and were designed to cause the domain's abuse to be suspended.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) stated that there was no credible threat to the emails' that were received this week.
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They acknowledged that they were aware of the concerns of teachers and parents, but stressed that there was no credible threat from the emails that were sent to schools.
"However we take the communication seriously. As this is a live investigation, we cannot comment further.'
Following the bomb hoax emails the school was surrounded by signs Cardinal Road School in Feltham
Those involved in the feud claimed opponents had engaged in illegal acts to hinder one another's business.
It's horrible, it's not the nicest thing,' one of hoaxers who were involved in the scam said when asked whether he regretted the effect the letters had had on the school children forced to evacuated.
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Placing the blame on VeltPvP, the hoaxer said the network had enaged in a series of Direct Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, which he claims were employed to try and stop other rival Minecraft servers.
Following the bomb hoax email threat, parents were asked to return their children to their homes.
VeltPvP released a statement that stated that they were being hounded and harassed by cybercriminals.
We're very sorry for anyone who was affected by this, but be aware that it's fake.'
More than 400 schools and colleges across the country received an email which claimed the bomb was planted and was set to explode if the cash was not handed over.
Cardinal Road School in Feltham West London was one of the schools that were targeted by the fake email
Police forces from London, Bristol, Liverpool, Bedfordshire and the the North East were among those conducting an investigation.
Parents at a few schools asked to be able to pick their children up amid fears over the emails.
Six schools in Hertfordshire were also affected: Abbots Hill, Valley School, Stevenage, The Sele School, Duncombe School, Stanborough School, Watford, St Albans High School, and Valley School.
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