Britain blames China for hack that accessed data of millions of voters

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BeeBright | Getty Images LONDON — The U.S. and U.K. on Monday accused hackers linked with the Chinese state of being behind "malicious" cyber campaigns targeting political figures, in moves expected to stoke tensions with Beijing. The British government also alleged that China-affiliated hackers were behind an attack that saw the data of millions of voters accessed. "I can confirm today that Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for two malicious cyber campaigns targeting our democratic institutions and parliamentarians," British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said in a speech to Parliament on Monday. Dowden attributed a hack on the Electoral Commission,...