Chinese Red Cross hacker sent to jail

A Chinese man has been sentenced to two years in jail after hacking into a Red Cross website set up to collect funds for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake.

Yang Litao, 23, was found guilty of fraud and sentenced by a court in eastern Jiangsu province, state media reported.

The site tipped off the authorities and Yang was arrested before significant funds could be transferred to his account.

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