Wave of bomb threats to UK schools blamed on Minecraft server feud
Earlier today, news outlets began reporting that schools and colleges across the UK were being closed following a spate of email bomb threats. It now appears that today's activities may have been a result of a feud between between Minecraft players.
Over 24,000 bomb threats were sent to more than 400 primary schools, secondary schools, and colleges across the UK, resulting in numerous evacuations. The emails read, "We have sent in a student with a bomb. The bomb is set to go off in 3 hours times, if you do not send $5,000 USD to [veltpvpcom]".
VeltPvP is a US-based company that operates Minecraft servers, and the emails were apparently intended to result in the suspension of its domain.
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