Chinese hacker misinforms population about severe earthquake

A 19-year-old inhabitant of a Chinese province of Jiangsu has been detained on suspicion of a hacker attack against the website of the seismological bureau and publishing false information about a possible earthquake there.
All visitors could find out that a major earthquake registering 9+ will hit the area. The website urged people to prepare for it.

According to “RIA Novosti”, the misinformation appeared at the end of May when China was trying to recover after a terrible earthquake in Sichuan. The mentioned hacker has already been arrested for attacking websites. An investigation is being conducted.